Translation of "comble" to English

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Dictionary translations for "comble"

le comble m noun

pl. combles

roof space (architecture)

comble adjective

comble / comble / combles / combles

packed (en parlant d'un local etc)

combler verb Conjugation

comble / comblai / comblé

fill up (trou)

Phrases with "comble" (13)

pour comble de malheur - to crown it all
de fond en comble - from top to bottom
pour comble de malchance - to crown it all
au comble de - in the depths of
comble aménageable - usable roof space
comble perdu - lost roof space
comble sur pignon - gable roof
faux comble - lost roof space
mettre le comble - fulfil
se mettre le comble - fulfil

Contexts with "comble"

La conférence a fait salle comble. The conference had a full house.

Pour comble de malheur, il tomba malade. To make things even worse, he got sick.

La simplicité est le comble du raffinement. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Pour comble de malheur, il commença à pleuvoir. To make matters worse, it began to rain.

Elle perdit son chemin, et pour comble de malchance, il se mit à pleuvoir. She lost her way and on top of that it began to rain.

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