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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