No. 10,020 in French
gavées
"Stuffed" or "fed excessively."
In a sentence
Les oiseaux dans le parc sont gavées de pain par les visiteurs.
The birds in the park are stuffed with bread by the visitors.
In this sentence, 'gavées' is used to describe the birds being overfed or stuffed, often excessively.
Les jeunes enfants sont souvent gavées de friandises par leurs grands-parents.
Young children are often stuffed with treats by their grandparents.
Here, 'gavées' refers to children being overly provided with sweets or treats, signifying indulgence.
Les discussions sur ce sujet ont été gavées d’informations inutiles.
The discussions on this topic were overloaded with unnecessary information.
In this context, 'gavées' metaphorically means overloaded or filled excessively, not in a literal sense of feeding.
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