Imperfect il/elle conjugation of encombrer.

encombrer

Ça encombrait la pièce.
They were cluttering up the room.
Il faut expliquer que Marthe se laissait inutilement distraire par de nombreuses tâches futiles et qu’elle s’encombrait de beaucoup de vétilles ; son caractère était ainsi fait.
It should be explained that Martha was unnecessarily distracted by numerous needless tasks, and that she was cumbered by many trivial cares; that was her disposition.
Elle ne vous encombrait pas ?
She wasn't a burden?
Un énorme télescope, monté sur un trépied, encombrait le faîte de la maison.
The telescope, a formidable instrument mounted upon a tripod, stood upon the flat leads of the house.
L'une de vos vaches encombrait la route.
Her. You can't gallop over the roads with a lady in her delicate condition.
— Un énorme télescope, monté sur un trépied, encombrait le faîte de la maison.
The telescope, a formidable instrument mounted upon a tripod, stood upon the flat leads of the house.
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