how to pronounce méchant

/me.ʃɑ̃/

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the above transcription of méchant 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.

méchant is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑ̃

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

“… on va pas être méchant mais bon je …”

meanings of méchant

adjective:

Mean, unkind.
Bad, mediocre.

noun:

Baddie, bad guy, villain.
Jerk (cruel person).

méchant frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word méchant occurs in french on average 21.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.