se combattre, v.r., to combat; to contend with each other.
combattre, v.n., to fight, to combat, to war, to contend, to vie with one another, to struggle. — de politesse; to vie with one another in politeness.
☉combe, n.f., valley.
combien (kon-bi-in), adv., how much, how many; how; how far; how long; what. En — de temps? in how long? — y a-t-il depuis cela? how long is it since then? — cela vaut-il? what is that worth? À — évaluez-vous cela? What price do you put upon that?
combinaison, n.f., combination; contrivance; ingenuity; management; calculation.
combinat-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., combiner, contriver.
combiné, -e, part., united; (chem.) combined.
combiner, v.a., to combine, to contrive.
se combiner, v.r., to combine, to be contrived.
comble, n.m., heaping (of measure); consummation; fulfillment; zenith; acme; summit, height, top, complement. pl., roof, roof-timbers. Ferme des —s; (carp.) framing of a roof. De fond en —; from top to bottom. Ruiné de fond en —; utterly ruined. La mesure est au —; the measure is full. Pour — de gloire; to complete his glory. Pour — de malheur; to crown all; to cap our misfortune. Au — de; at the height of. Mettre le — à; to complete, to crown.