how to pronounce lire

/liʁ/

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lire is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… je vous invite à lire plutôt à la reine …”

meanings of lire

verb:

To read.
To be read.

noun:

Lira (unit of currency).

lire frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word lire occurs in french on average 258.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.