how to pronounce cadavre

/ka.dɑvʁ/

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the above transcription of cadavre 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.

cadavre is pronounced in two syllables

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kadɑvʁ

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

“… ce que j'appelle le cadavre du bloc de …”

meanings of cadavre

noun:

  1. Corpse, cadaver.
  2. Empty bottle, empty.

cadavre frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word cadavre occurs in french on average 9.9 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.

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