how to pronounce esquiver

/ɛs.ki.ve/

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esquiver is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… on a recours plus on veut esquiver sa …”

meanings of esquiver

verb:

To evade, elude.
To sidestep, to strafe.
To dodge (a blow), duck.
To slip away.

esquiver frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word esquiver occurs in french on average 1.7 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.