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encombrer

to clutter

verb ahn-kohn-BRAY Rare

Also means

to obstruct

Usage Note

Encombrer means to fill a space with too many objects or to block a passage. The noun is encombrement (congestion, clutter) and the adjective encombrant (bulky, cumbersome). Ne pas s'encombrer de colloquially means 'not to bother oneself with' something unnecessary.

Examples

"Les cartons encombrent le couloir depuis une semaine."

Natural Translation

The boxes have been cluttering the hallway for a week.

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