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