how to pronounce râleur

/ʁɑ.lœʁ/

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râleur is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… l'opposition des vieux râleur de bistrot …”

meanings of râleur

adjective:

Moaning, groaning.

noun:

Moaner, whinger, whiner, kvetch.

râleur frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word râleur occurs in french on average 0.8 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.