how to pronounce envers

/ɑ̃.vɛʁ/

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envers is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑ̃

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

“… pour beaucoup les griefs envers le ps …”

meanings of envers

noun:

Inside.
Inverse.
Seamy side ("l'envers de la vie").
Wrong side.
Other side.
Reverse.
Back.

preposition:

In relation to.
Toward.

envers frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word envers occurs in french on average 94.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.