English-French translations for encumber

• encombrer
  Si le Conseil souhaite s’encombrer avec l’unanimité sur des questions financières, c’est son problème, mais cela ne peut éluder la responsabilité parlementaire. If the Council wishes to encumber itself with unanimity upon financial questions, that is its own problem, but it cannot be permitted to evade parliamentary accountability.
• gêner
• grever

Definition of encumber

• to load down something with a burden
• to burden with a legal claim or other obligation

Related words

• encumbered
• unencumbered
• disencumber
• disencumbered