Grammatical class

Adjective

encombrant

cumbersome, heavy, bulky

Details

Syllables

en-com-brant

Phonetics

ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

32806

Freq. (movies)

64527

Freq. (news)

20787

Sentences

C'est encombrant.

It's bulky.

A1

C'était trop encombrant pour moi.

It was too unwieldy for me.

A1

Ce meuble en bois est trop encombrant.

This wooden piece of furniture is too bulky.

A1

Notre équipement est très encombrant.

Our equipment is very cumbersome.

A2

Un boa c'est très dangereux, et un éléphant c'est très encombrant.

A boa is very dangerous, and an elephant is very bulky.

A2