how to pronounce battre

/batʁ/

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battre is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… y entendra la battre le paradis c'est …”

meanings of battre

verb:

To whisk or whip (eggs).
To beat up.
To fight.
To beat; to defeat.
To shuffle.
To thresh.

battre frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word battre occurs in french on average 55.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.