how to pronounce refrain

/ʁə.fʁɛ̃/

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the above transcription of refrain is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

refrain is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛ̃

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

“… peu à reprendre le refrain d'il ya sept …”

meanings of refrain

noun:

Refrain, chorus.

refrain frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word refrain occurs in french on average 8 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.