how to pronounce défendre

/de.fɑ̃dʁ/

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défendre is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… que là je sais de défendre tout au long …”

meanings of défendre

verb:

To defend.
To forbid.

défendre frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word défendre occurs in french on average 56 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.