how to pronounce boulet

/bu.lɛ/

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boulet is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… vide qui était un boulet bas est devenu …”

meanings of boulet

noun:

Fetlock.
Goof, goofball.
Ball and chain.
Cannonball.

boulet frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word boulet occurs in french on average 6.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.