how to pronounce couloir

/ku.lwaʁ/

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couloir is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… qui se passait dans le couloir ou trois …”

meanings of couloir

noun:

Corridor, hallway.
Aisle (in an airliner).
Slipstream.

couloir frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word couloir occurs in french on average 12.5 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.