how to pronounce desservir

/de.sɛʁ.viʁ/

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desservir is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… peu efficaces pour desservir de telles …”

meanings of desservir

verb:

To do a disservice, to perform ill offices to someone.
To clear, clear away (e.g. a table).
To serve (of a train or bus, to stop at a particular town).
To serve (be the pastor of a church).

desservir frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word desservir occurs in french on average 0.5 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.