how to pronounce livre

/livʁ/

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livre is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… Galitch a fait briller tout mon livre et l'a donné à mon fils …”

meanings of livre

noun:

Book.
Pound (unit of currency).
Grade (level).
Pound (unit of weight).

verb:

Second-person singular imperative.
First/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive.

livre frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word livre occurs in french on average 466.4 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.