how to pronounce contenir

/kɔ̃t.niʁ/

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contenir is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… militaires pour contenir l'agresseur une …”

meanings of contenir

verb:

To contain, to hold back (control, e.g. a disease, tears), to keep in check (control something that might hurt you, e.g. emotions).
To contain (To have in).
To hold, to take, to seat (To have a capacity of).

contenir frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word contenir occurs in french on average 11 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.