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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesávido de cultura
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈa.βi.ðo de kulˈtu.ɾa
"Es un ávido de cultura que siempre está en el último estreno teatral."
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2 senses- 1
A person who is excessively interested in literature, art, music, or other cultural activities, often in an avid or rapacious manner.
"As a true culture vulture, she spent every weekend visiting art galleries and attending theater openings." - 2
Derogatorily, someone who appropriates elements of a subculture or artistic movement for personal trendiness or profit without genuine appreciation.
"The fashion designer was criticized as a culture vulture for borrowing street styles without crediting the originators."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Combining the noun 'culture' (referring to the arts and humanities, derived from Latin 'cultura') with 'vulture' (a large scavenging bird), this idiom emerged in mid-20th-century British and American English. It metaphorically likens someone who preys avidly upon cultural events and trends to a scavenger feeding on carcasses, originally carrying a mildly disapproving tone toward pretentious consumption.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Culture vulture" is said worldwide
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mordu de culture
Transliteration: mɔʁ.dy də kyl.tyʁ
"C'est un véritable mordu de culture qui ne rate aucune exposition."
Kulturliebhaber
Transliteration: kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌliːpˌhaːbɐ
"Als begeisterter Kulturliebhaber besucht er jedes Wochenende ein Museum."
avvoltoio della cultura
Transliteration: av.volˈtɔi.jo del.la kulˈtu.ra
"I critici lo considerano un avvoltoio della cultura sempre in cerca di tendenze."
ávido de cultura
Transliteration: ˈa.βi.ðo de kulˈtu.ɾa
"Es un ávido de cultura que siempre está en el último estreno teatral."
abutre cultural
Transliteration: aˈbut.ɾi kuw.tuˈɾaw
"Ele foi rotulado de abutre cultural por lucrar com a arte underground."
संस्कृति-प्रेमी
Transliteration: sanskriti-premi
Script: संस्कृति प्रेमी
"वह एक बहुत बड़ा संस्कृति-प्रेमी है जो हर प्रदर्शनी में जाता है।"
文化发烧友
Transliteration: wénhuà fāshāoyǒu
"他是一个十足的文化发烧友，对各种艺术活动都充满热情。"
문화광
Transliteration: munhwagwang
"그는 주말마다 전시회를 찾는 진정한 문화광이다."
文化亡者
Transliteration: bunka bōja
"彼はあらゆる芸術イベントに顔を出す無類の文化好きだ。"
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