how to pronounce devancer

/də.vɑ̃.se/

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devancer is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… 1 point de devancer dans une langue …”

meanings of devancer

verb:

To arrive earlier than (someone), to do (something before somebody else), to beat to the punch.
To overtake, to get ahead, to surpass.
To precede, to be ahead of (something in a list).
To anticipate, to pre-empt.

devancer frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word devancer occurs in french on average 0.7 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.