how to pronounce pauvre

/povʁ/

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pauvre is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… le monde évoque le pauvre 19 et affirme …”

meanings of pauvre

adjective:

Poor, pitiable.
Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.
Poor (financially deprived).
Lacking, scanty.

noun:

Poor person; pauper.

pauvre frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word pauvre occurs in french on average 66.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.