Grammatical class

Noun

comble

summit, peak (of a building)

Details

Syllables

com-ble

Phonetics

kɔ̃bl

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

12893

Freq. (movies)

13901

Freq. (news)

5875

Sentences

C'est le comble du luxe.

It's the pinnacle of luxury.

A1

La simplicité est le comble du raffinement.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

A1

Nous avons fouillé la maison de fond en comble.

We searched the house from top to bottom.

A1

C'était suffisamment grave qu'il ait l'habitude d'arriver en retard au travail, mais qu'il arrive soûl est un comble, et je vais devoir m'en séparer.

It was bad enough that he usually came to work late, but coming in drunk was the last straw, and I'm going to have to let him go.

A1

J'étais au comble de l'inconfort.

I was in an agony of discomfort.

A2

Elle perdit son chemin, et pour comble de malchance, il se mit à pleuvoir.

She lost her way and on top of that it began to rain.

A2

L'hystérie est à son comble.

Hysteria is at fever pitch.

B1

C'est vraiment le comble de propager un tel mensonge.

He is the lowest of the low to tell such a lie.

B1

Est-ce que ce sous-sol a été fouillé de fond en comble ?

Was this basement thoroughly searched?

B1

Je vous enverrai un courriel après que je l'ai vérifié de fond en comble.

I will email you after I check it thoroughly.

B1

C'est le comble de la frivolité.

This is the height of frivolity.

B2

Sa patience atteignit son comble.

His patience reached its tipping point.

C2