No. 6,360 in French
glouton
Glouton: greedy or gluttonous.
In a sentence
Le glouton a mangé tout son repas en quelques secondes.
The glutton ate his entire meal in a few seconds.
Here, 'glouton' is used as a noun to describe a person who eats excessively or greedily.
Cet animal est glouton quand il trouve de la nourriture.
This animal is gluttonous when it finds food.
In this sentence, 'glouton' serves as an adjective, describing the behavior of an animal as excessively eager to consume food.
Elle ne veut pas paraître gloutonne lors du dîner formel.
She doesn't want to appear gluttonous during the formal dinner.
'Gloutonne' is the feminine form of the adjective 'glouton', describing someone's effort to avoid appearing excessively eager while eating.
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