how to pronounce impatient

/ɛ̃.pa.sjɑ̃/

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the above transcription of impatient 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.

impatient is pronounced in three syllables

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ɛ̃

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ɑ̃

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

“… envolé de macron on est impatient de …”

meanings of impatient

adjective:

Impatient.

noun:

Impatient person.

impatient frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word impatient occurs in french on average 3.5 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.