Masculine

encombrement

Meaning

  1. (masculine) traffic congestion
  2. (masculine) cluttering, jamming, obstruction
  3. (masculine) overcrowding, saturation

Concepts

congestion
traffic jam
encumbrance
crowding
jam
bulk
load
overcrowding
size
throng

traffic congestion

hustle and bustle

over-crowding

snarl-up

heavy responsibility

heavy freight

measurement
confusion
crowd
gridlock

heavy burden

holdup
Synonyms

embouteillage
24k
embarras
C2
bousculade
37k
tracas
20k
congestion
41k
bouchon
C2
gêne
B2
souci
B1
engorgement
entassement
étranglement
27k

lourd fardeau

point noir

grosse responsabilité

lourde cargaison

embarras de voitures

charge
B1
cohue
44k
dimension
C1
gabarit
44k
taille
B1
amoncellement
bouchons
C2
Translations

intasamento
Gedränge

trafik tıkanıklığı

Enge

Stau
kalabalık
Gewühl
Verkehrsstau
Not
Problem
Verlegenheit
ingorgo
omvang
congestión

yığışma

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁə.mɑ̃/
Etymology

From encombrer (“to clutter”) + -ment.

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