zamuro cuidando carne: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Caribbean SpanishDominican RepublicCubaPuerto RicoRegional Latin Americaneutral
  • Literally, a vulture watching meat; an image describing a scavenger observing flesh.

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  • El zamuro cuidando carne espera pacientemente a que la carroña aparezca.

    The vulture watching meat waits patiently for the carrion to appear.

  • Desde la rama, el zamuro cuidando carne observa todo a su alrededor.

    From the branch, the vulture watching meat observes everything around.

  • En el documental mostraron un zamuro cuidando carne en el desierto.

    In the documentary, they showed a vulture watching meat in the desert.

  • Durante horas, el zamuro cuidando carne no se movió de su lugar.

    For hours, the vulture watching meat didn't move from its place.

• 2.

  Caribbean SpanishDominican RepublicCubaPuerto RicoRegional Latin Americacolloquialpejorativeregional
  • Figuratively, a pejorative expression for a person entrusted with guarding or overseeing something who actually intends to exploit, appropriate, or take advantage of it—similar in sense to 'the fox guarding the henhouse.'

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  • No confío en ese gerente, es un zamuro cuidando carne que solo busca beneficio personal.

    I don't trust that manager; he's a vulture watching meat who only seeks personal gain.

  • Le dieron la cuenta de la empresa a un zamuro cuidando carne y ahora todo está en ruinas.

    They gave the company's account to a vulture watching meat, and now everything is in ruins.

  • Si permites que ese político maneje los fondos, será un zamuro cuidando carne sin escrúpulos.

    If you allow that politician to manage the funds, he will be a vulture watching meat without scruples.