how to pronounce barrer

/ba.ʁe/

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barrer is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… il s'agit de barrer la route à un …”

meanings of barrer

verb:

To lock.
To bar off.
To bar, bar up (to lock or bolt with a bar).
To cross out, strike out (put written lines through written text, to show it is erroneous).
To do one, to clear off; to leave.

barrer frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word barrer occurs in french on average 2.4 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.