how to pronounce bébête

/be.bɛt/

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bébête is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… de l'humanisme un peu bébête sur des …”

meanings of bébête

noun:

Animal, beastie, critter.
Fool, idiot.

adjective:

Silly, juvenile.

bébête frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bébête occurs in french on average 0.7 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.