how to pronounce quarantaine

/ka.ʁɑ̃.tɛn/

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quarantaine is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… ministères une quarantaine d'opérateurs …”

meanings of quarantaine

noun:

Quarantine (isolation to prevent contamination).
One's forties (period of life between ages 40 and 49): une femme dans la quarantaine.
A number or group of or about forty.

quarantaine frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word quarantaine occurs in french on average 11.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.