how to pronounce colibri

/kɔ.li.bʁi/

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colibri is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… temps que le colibri à la fin ils …”

meanings of colibri

noun:

Hummingbird.

colibri frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word colibri occurs in french on average 0.8 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.