Gâtait (en. Spoiled)

/ɡa.te/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Text: Making someone overly indulgent or overly protective of them.

Text: His parents spoil him by always buying him toys.

Ses parents le gâtent en lui achetant toujours des jouets.

Text: To damage or deteriorate something.

Text: The rain spoiled the fresh paint.

La pluie a gâté la peinture fraîche.

Text: To endanger or compromise something.

Text: An incident spoiled their trip.

Un incident a gâté leur voyage.

Text: Derived from Old French 'gastar', from Latin 'vastare' which means to destroy.

Text: to spoil a child

Text: Making a child overly demanding through gifts and indulgences.

gâter un enfant

Text: to spoil a meal

Text: Destroying the flavor of a dish due to poor preparation.

gâter un repas

Text: to go bad

Text: To degrade, to become less good, especially when talking about the weather.

se gâter

Text: treat

Text: Gift or sweet given to a child.

gâterie

Text: trigger

Text: Part of a firearm that is activated to shoot.

gâchette

Text: elderly

Text: Refers to a man who has become light-headed, often due to age.

gâteux

Text: To excessively spoil someone.

Text: He is too spoiled, he always wants more.

Il est trop gâté, il demande toujours plus.

Text: When something is damaged due to mishandling.

Text: This gadget is broken, it no longer works.

Ce gadget est gâté, il ne fonctionne plus.