glutton

el glotón

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glutton(

gluh

duhn

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (excessive eater)

a. el glotón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la glotona

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I use my bike for daily transportation, so I can afford to be a glutton.Yo uso mi bicicleta para el transporte diario, por lo que me puedo permitir ser un glotón.

b. el comilón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la comilona

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Paco is a glutton. He doesn't care that the food isn't very good here. He likes it because it's a buffet.Paco es un comilón. No le importa que la comida no es muy buena aquí. Le gusta porque es un bufé.

c. el comelón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la comelona

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

When I go to my grandmother's house I become a glutton because of all of her irresistible dishes.Cuando voy a casa de mi abuela me convierto en un comelón por todos sus platillos irresistibles.

2. (one with a great capacity for)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Elena is a glutton for travel. She saves half her income for tickets and hotels.Elena no se cansa de viajar; ahorra la mitad de sus ingresos para pasajes y hoteles.

If you wish to become a researcher, you must be a glutton for study.Si deseas convertirte en investigador, debes ser un estudioso incansable.

glutton

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (greedy person)

a. el glotón(ona)

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

la glotón(ona)

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

2. (fig)

she's a glutton for worknunca se harta de trabajar

3. (fig)

you're a glutton for punishmenteres masoquista

glutton [ˈɡlʌtn]

noun

glotónonaglotona (m) (f);ona glotona comilónonacomilona (informal) (m) (f);ona comilona

glutton for work trabajadoratrabajadora (m) (f) incansable;a trabajadora glutton for punishment masoquista (m)

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