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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesencombrer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁe
"Ne laissez pas les objets inutiles encombrer votre espace de travail."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
"He was loath to incumber his estate with additional mortgages." - 2
To fill or block up (a place) with what is obstructive or superfluous.
"The attic was incumbered with boxes of old papers and forgotten furniture."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French encombrer, meaning to block up or hinder, which traces back to Late Latin incombrare, formed from in- (in) and cumulus (heap). Over time in English, it evolved to describe the burdening or weighing down of someone or something with heavy responsibilities or physical obstacles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Incumber" is said worldwide
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encombrer
Transliteration: ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁe
"Ne laissez pas les objets inutiles encombrer votre espace de travail."
belasten
Transliteration: bəˈlastn̩
"Wollen Sie Ihr Eigentum mit neuen Schulden belasten?"
incomber
Transliteration: iŋˈkom.ber
"Questo compito sembra incomber sulle sue spalle."
gravar
Transliteration: ɡɾaˈβaɾ
"Trataron de no gravar la propiedad con más impuestos."
sobrecarregar
Transliteration: sobɾe.kaʁ.eˈɡaɾ
"Não devemos sobrecarregar o sistema com dados desnecessários."
बोझ डालना
Transliteration: bojh ḍālnā
"अतिरिक्त जिम्मेदारियों से खुद को बोझ न डालें।"
阻碍
Transliteration: zǔ ài
"过多的官僚程序会阻碍项目的进展。"
방해하다
Transliteration: banghae-hada
"불필요한 절차가 업무를 방해해서는 안 됩니다."
厄介をかける
Transliteration: yakkai o kakeru
"これ以上彼に面倒な負担をかけたくない。"
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