how to pronounce adoucir

/a.du.siʁ/

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adoucir is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of adoucir in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… ah le miel ça peut adoucir l'amertume de …”

meanings of adoucir

verb:

To become milder.
To sweeten.
To appease.
To make mild.
To soften.

adoucir frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word adoucir occurs in french on average 2.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.