how to pronounce alentours

/a.lɑ̃.tuʁ/

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alentours is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… et aux alentours et 80% donc ce qui est …”

meanings of alentours

noun:

Surroundings, neighbouring areas.

alentours frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word alentours occurs in french on average 13.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.