noun, masculine/kɔ̃bl/plural: combles
summit, peak (of a building); pinnacle; overabundance; overload; comble
Inherited from Old French cumble, inherited through a Vulgar Latin form *cumlu(s) from Latin cumulus. Doublet of cumulus, a borrowing.
/kɔ̃bl/
summit, peak (of a building); pinnacle; overabundance; overload; comble
Inherited from Old French cumble, inherited through a Vulgar Latin form *cumlu(s) from Latin cumulus. Doublet of cumulus, a borrowing.
packed, heaving, crowded
“Le stade est comble.” — The stadium is packed.
Related: archicomble, faire salle comble
Inherited from Old French cumble, inherited through a Vulgar Latin form *cumlu(s) from Latin cumulus. Doublet of cumulus, a borrowing.