how to pronounce bleu

/blø/

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bleu is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… le rouge était là il a été remplacé par le bleu il a été supprimé …”

meanings of bleu

noun:

A supporter of the Conservative Party.
The color blue.
Rookie, new recruit, raw recruit.
Blue cheese.
Bruise.
Billiard chalk.

adjective:

Blue.
Very rare, underdone.

bleu frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word bleu occurs in french on average 72.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.