how to pronounce pétrolier

/pe.tʁɔ.lje/

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pétrolier is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… concernait le groupe pétrolier ioukos un …”

meanings of pétrolier

noun:

Oil worker.
Oil tanker.

adjective:

Petrol; oil.

pétrolier frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word pétrolier occurs in french on average 5.9 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.