comblant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for comblant in the French»English Dictionary

combler [kɔ̃ble] VB trans

1. combler (remplir):

combler fossé, tranchée

to fill (in)

2. combler (pallier):

combler lacunes

to fill in

combler déficit

to make up

combler manque, perte

to make up for

combler le vide que sa mort a laissé

to fill the gap left by his/her death

combler son retard

to make up (for) lost time

le pays a comblé son retard technologique

the country has caught up in the field of technology

3. combler (satisfaire):

combler

to fulfil Brit

combler besoin, désir

to satisfy

la vie m'a comblé

I've had a wonderful life

combler qn

to fill sb with joy ou delight

combler qn de cadeaux/d'honneurs

to lavish presents/honours on sb

merci beaucoup, je suis comblé!

thank you very much, I don't know what to say!

c'est une femme comblée

she has everything she could possibly want ou wish for

je suis un professeur comblé

I'm a very lucky teacher

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combler/enregistrer un déficit

to make up/show a deficit

Translations for comblant in the English»French Dictionary

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to close or plug a loophole

combler une lacune

overwhelm favours, kindness:

combler

make good deficit, shortfall

combler

to fill the void

combler le vide

to dig/fill in a trench

creuser/combler une tranchée

fulfil person

combler

to bridge a gap in [sth] conversation

combler un vide dans

to bridge a gap in [sth] budget

combler un trou dans

to bridge a gap in [sth] knowledge

combler une lacune dans

to meet or make up the shortfall between cost and subsidy

combler la différence or le déficit entre le coût et les subventions

comblant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for comblant in the French»English Dictionary

combler [kɔ̃ble] VB trans

1. combler (boucher):

combler

to fill in

2. combler (rattraper):

combler déficit

to make up for

combler lacune

to fill

combler un retard

to catch up

3. combler (satisfaire):

combler personne, vœu

to satisfy

4. combler (couvrir, remplir de):

combler qn de cadeaux

to shower sb with gifts

combler qn de joie

to fill sb with joy

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

combler le déficit

to make up the deficit

Translations for comblant in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to bridge a chasm

combler une différence

fulfil person

combler

to fill the void

combler le vide

to fill a gap

combler un vide

make up a deficit, loss

combler

comblant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

combler un retard

to catch up

combler qn de cadeaux

to shower sb with gifts

combler qn de joie

to fill sb with joy

combler le déficit

to make up the deficit