how to pronounce flamber

/flɑ̃.be/

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the above transcription of flamber is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

flamber is pronounced in two syllables

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flɑ̃be

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

“… générale au déj de flamber donc de payer …”

meanings of flamber

verb:

  1. To squander money, especially on gambling.
  2. To burn, blaze.
  3. To buckle.
  4. To flame, flambé.

flamber frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word flamber occurs in french on average 1.6 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.

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