Grammatical class
Verb
engouffrer
(transitive) to engulf, swallow up
Details
Syllables
en-gouf-frer
Phonetics
ɑ̃.gu.fʁe
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
12474
Freq. (movies)
55569
Freq. (news)
19641
Sentences
Et tous les quatre qui trouvaient que le phénomène international du Palace, implanté à Balbec, y avait fait fleurir le luxe plus que la bonne cuisine, s’engouffraient dans une voiture, […]
And then all four, because they found that the international phenomenon of the 'Palace,' planted on Balbec soil, had blossomed there in material splendour rather than in food that was fit to eat, bundled into a carriage […]
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