encombrer
Meanings
Verb
1. to block off, to clutter, to clutter up, to congest (transitive)
2. to encumber, to burden (transitive)
3. to jam (e.g. a switchboard) (transitive)
Examples2
La multitude encombrait les rues.
The crowd filled the streets.
Il ne veut pas être encombré par la responsabilité de s'occuper d'enfants.
He doesn't want to be encumbered with the responsibility of caring for children.