how to pronounce contremaître

/kɔ̃.tʁə.mɛtʁ/

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contremaître is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of contremaître

noun:

Foreman (leader of a work crew).

contremaître frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word contremaître occurs in french on average 0.4 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.