maton

matɔ̃

Definition

Definition of maton - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

grumeau

Rare

petite masse qui se forme par accident dans un produit

Rare

Il y a des matons dans cette peinture mal mélangée.

caillot

grumeau

gardien

Rare

surveillant de prison

Rare

Le détenu évite de croiser le maton dans le couloir.

gardien de prison

surveillant

lait caillé

Rare

lait qui a épaissi et formé des grumeaux

Rare

Le maton était utilisé pour faire du fromage blanc.

caillé

lait caillé

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Images of maton

petite masse qui se forme par accident dans un produit

Expressions with maton

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tarte au maton

pâtisserie de Belgique avec pâte feuilletée et crème de lait caillé sucré

Nous avons acheté une tarte au maton à la boulangerie de Grammont.

Origin of maton

argot français, maton (gardien, du latin matrona)

Examples of maton in a sentence

Le yaourt présente quelques matons après mélange.
Le maton fait sa ronde chaque heure.
Un maton surveillait la cour pendant la promenade.
Le maton se forme après quelques heures de repos du lait.
On utilise le maton pour préparer certains desserts traditionnels.

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English:lump, prison guard, ...
German:Klumpen, Wärter, ...
Italian:grumo, secondino, ...
Spanish:grumo, carcelero, ...
Portuguese:grumo, guarda prisional, ...
Chinese:小结块, 狱警, ...
Japanese:ダマ, 看守, ...
Arabic:كتلة صغيرة, سجان, ...
Hebrew:גּוּשׁ, סֹהַר, ...
Russian:комочек, надзиратель, ...
Ukrainian:грудочка, наглядач, ...
Catalan:grumoll, vigilant de presó, ...
Danish:klump, fængselsbetjent, ...
Dutch:klontje, gevangene, ...
Greek:σβώλος, φύλακας, ...
Hungarian:csomó, smasszer, ...
Khmer:ដុំកក, អ្នកយាមគុក, ...
Korean:덩어리, 간수, ...
Polish:grudka, strażnik, ...
Portuguese (BR):grumo, guardião, ...
Romanian:grunje, gardian, ...
Swedish:klump, plit, ...
Thai:ก้อน, ผู้คุม, ...
Turkish:topak, gardiyan, ...
Vietnamese:cục vón, cai ngục, ...

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Definition of maton - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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