how to pronounce bélier

/be.lje/

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the above transcription of bélier is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

bélier is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… d'arles qui sont baladés bélier qui sont …”

meanings of bélier

noun:

  1. Aries (someone with an Aries star sign).
  2. Ram (sheep).
  3. Battering ram.

name:

  1. Aries (constellation).
  2. Aries (star sign).

bélier frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word bélier 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.

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