Today we’re looking at the word gourmand, which describes both a person who’s gluttonous or greedy for food and somebody who knows and loves good food. The feminine form is gourmande.
Gourmand
Gluttonous, eats a lot, loves good food
Example sentences
For this first sentence, gourmand is being used in a negative sense, implying piggishness.
Gérard est très gourmand. Il adore manger !
Gérard is gluttonous (or a big eater). He loves to eat!
For this second sentence, gourmand translates to “gourmet”. Note, the noun un gourmet does exist in French, meaning a gourmet or foodie.
Je prépare un bon repas gourmand.
I’m making a good gourmet meal.
This sentence was very difficult to translate. A loose translation of page gourmande could be “good food page”.
Notre page gourmande propose de très bonnes recettes.
Our food page has very good recipes.
As a feminine noun, gourmandise translates to pastry, sweet or treat.
Je prends des gourmandises avec mon café.
I have pastries with my coffee.
Related lessons
- Cuisine – kitchen, cooking, food
- How to order a meal in French
- Manger – to eat
- Prendre – to take
- Cooking terms
Resources
- Larousse dictionary
- WordReference (gourmand, French)
- WordReference (gluttonous, English)
- WordReference (gourmet, English)
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