how to pronounce blues

/bluz/

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the above transcription of blues 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.

blues is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… j'ai je me blues cet au delà de perdre …”

meanings of blues

noun:

Blues (music).
Blues (depression).

blues frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word blues occurs in french on average 15.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.