how to pronounce férir

/fe.ʁiʁ/

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férir is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… populaire sans sans coup férir faire …”

meanings of férir

verb:

To hit, to strike.

férir frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word férir occurs in french on average 0.5 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.