how to pronounce brutal

/bʁy.tal/

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brutal is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… va être choisi retrait brutal un retrait …”

meanings of brutal

adjective:

Brutal.

noun:

Person who acts brutally.

brutal frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word brutal occurs in french on average 7.9 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.