how to pronounce nuée

/nɥe/

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nuée is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… il est au dessus de la nuée et il ne …”

meanings of nuée

noun:

Cloud (of arrows, insects).
Horde, host, swarm (of people, birds, enemies etc.).
Thick cloud.

nuée frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word nuée occurs in french on average 2.3 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.