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gâté

spoiled, pampered

adjective gah-TEH Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Also means

rotten, ruined

Usage Note

Gâté as 'spoiled' is used of a child (enfant gâté) and as 'rotten' of food or teeth (dents gâtées). The expression enfant gâté (spoiled child) is a very common idiom also applied figuratively to adults. The verb is gâter (to spoil/pamper). The feminine form is gâtée.

Examples

"Cet enfant gâté refuse de partager ses jouets."

Natural Translation

That spoiled child refuses to share his toys.

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