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surfeit

UK
/ˈsɜː.fɪt/
US
/ˈsɝː.fɪt/

Translations

surfeitnoun
surfeits
pl
The surfeit of food at the banquet was overwhelming.
L'excès de nourriture au banquet était écrasant.
satiétéDans le sens d'un état d'écœurement ou de saturation provoqué par un excès.
Years of privilege had given him a surfeit of luxury that now left him jaded.
Des années de privilèges lui avaient donné une satiété de luxe qui, à présent, le laissait blasé.
Additional translations
goinfrerieSpécifiquement pour l'excès de nourriture ou de boisson.
surabondanceSurtout dans un registre soutenu.
Synonyms
excess
overabundance
glut
plethora
superfluity
surplus
profusion
overflow
surfeitverb
surfeited
Past Simple
surfeited
Past Participle
surfeiting
Gerund
UK
/ˈsɜː.fɪt/
US
/ˈsɝː.fɪt/
gaverSurtout à la voix pronominale ou passive pour l'idée d'excès de nourriture.
The chef surfeited the guests with an endless array of desserts, leaving them unable to eat another bite.
Le chef a gavé les invités d'une interminable variété de desserts, au point qu'ils n'ont plus pu avaler une bouchée.
Additional translations
écœurerQuand l'excès provoque un dégoût ou une saturation.
Synonyms
stuff
fill
satisfy
satiate
overindulge

Definitions

surfeitnoun
An excessive amount of something.
The surfeit of food at the banquet was overwhelming.
An overindulgence in eating or drinking.
After a surfeit of wine, he felt quite ill.
The state of being satiated or disgusted as a result of excessive consumption or supply.
Years of privilege had given him a surfeit of luxury that now left him jaded.
surfeitverb
To cause someone to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.
The chef surfeited the guests with an endless array of desserts, leaving them unable to eat another bite.
To consume or indulge oneself to excess; to gorge.
They surfeited on rich pastries until they could eat no more.
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