how to pronounce bavard

/ba.vaʁ/

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bavard is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… confus souvent bavard et on l'a vu …”

meanings of bavard

adjective:

Chatty.

noun:

Chatterbox (chatty person).

bavard frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word bavard 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.