Grammatical class
Verb
combler
to fulfil, satisfy
Details
Syllables
com-bler
Phonetics
kɔ̃.ble
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
6185
Freq. (movies)
10066
Freq. (news)
6213
Sentences
Nous devons combler ce trou avec quelque chose.
We've got to fill this hole with something.
A1
Un rêve, ils en avaient eu un chacun, égoïste, et ils n’étaient pas prêts à combler les attentes de l’autre.
Each one of them had a dream, a self-centred one, and they weren't willing to satisfy each other's expectations.
B1
Ce choix pouvait combler trois familles de gloire / Consacrer hautement leurs noms à la mémoire
This choice could fill three families with glory / Consecrate in high memory their names
C2