how to pronounce rabattre

/ʁa.batʁ/

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rabattre is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… eh bien on va se rabattre sur le choix …”

meanings of rabattre

verb:

To close, shut (down).
To fold over (covers, curtains etc.).
To reduce, deduct, diminish.
To fall back on.
To cut back (a plant, tree).
To make something lower.
To pull down (a skirt).
To turn down (a collar).
To (swing) shut.
To cut in.

rabattre frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word rabattre occurs in french on average 5.8 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.