how to pronounce douleur

/du.lœʁ/

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douleur is pronounced in two syllables

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

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meanings of douleur

noun:

Pain.
Distress.

douleur frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word douleur occurs in french on average 53.8 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.