how to pronounce désigner

/de.zi.ɲe/

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désigner is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… pensée chinoise de désigner le concept …”

meanings of désigner

verb:

To connote (to signify beyond principal meaning).
To indicate (symbol, abbreviation, etc.).
To designate.

désigner frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word désigner occurs in french on average 13.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.