how to pronounce contredire

/kɔ̃.tʁə.diʁ/

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contredire is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… voix quitte à se contredire eux mêmes je …”

meanings of contredire

verb:

To contradict.

contredire frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word contredire occurs in french on average 4.6 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.