how to pronounce couvrir

/ku.vʁiʁ/

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couvrir is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… ce poste est censé couvrir non seulement …”

meanings of couvrir

verb:

To cover up, to cover (put a cover over).
To cover (feature, discuss, mention).

couvrir frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word couvrir occurs in french on average 34.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.