how to pronounce calcaire

/kal.kɛʁ/

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calcaire is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… exploitants calcaire de l'eau …”

meanings of calcaire

noun:

Limestone.

adjective:

Calcareous.

calcaire frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word calcaire occurs in french on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.