how to pronounce poutre

/putʁ/

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poutre is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… à toujours regarder la poutre c'est ça …”

meanings of poutre

noun:

Beam, girder.

poutre frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word poutre occurs in french on average 1.7 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.