encombre

See also: encombré

French

Etymology 1

Deverbal from encombrer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.kɔ̃bʁ/

Noun

encombre m (plural encombres)

1. obstacle, hindrance, difficulty

Derived terms

• sans encombre

Etymology 2

Verb

encombre

1. inflection of encombrer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “encombre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.