how to pronounce béton

/be.tɔ̃/

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the above transcription of béton 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.

béton is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔ̃

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

“… qui fait ciment et béton et qui nous …”

meanings of béton

noun:

Concrete.

verb:

To drop.

béton frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word béton occurs in french on average 11.4 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.