combler

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French, from Latin cumulāre. Doublet of the borrowing cumuler.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ble/
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Verb

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combler

  1. to fulfil, satisfy
    • 2016, Gaël Faye, Petit Pays [Small Country]:
      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.
  2. (literal and figurative) to fill (add contents to, so it is full)
    • 1640, Pierre Corneille, Horace, act 2, scene 1:
      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
  3. to fill (to install someone)
  4. to counter
  5. (sports) to deliver

Conjugation

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