how to pronounce dormir

/dɔʁ.miʁ/

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dormir is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… gamins qui se retrouva à dormir à la rue …”

meanings of dormir

verb:

To sleep.

dormir frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word dormir occurs in french on average 49.2 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.