how to pronounce déluge

/de.lyʒ/

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déluge is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… j'observe qu'il ya un déluge de fausses …”

meanings of déluge

noun:

Deluge (large amount of precipitation).
The Deluge, the Flood.
Deluge (an overwhelming amount of something).

déluge frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word déluge occurs in french on average 6.3 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.