how to pronounce courber

/kuʁ.be/

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courber is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… sociales de courber l échine de baisser …”

meanings of courber

verb:

To bend (become bent).
To bend (e.g. a rule).
To bend (cause to become bent).
To bend.
To bow, to bow down, to bend down, to bend over.
To bend over backwards (be at another's will).

courber frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word courber occurs in french on average 1.1 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.