how to pronounce retrancher

/ʁə.tʁɑ̃.ʃe/

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retrancher is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… et secteur et très retrancher sur les …”

meanings of retrancher

verb:

To kill, to snuff out, to bump off.
To entrench oneself.
To cut down.
To cut off (exclude, from e.g. society).
To deduct, take away, cut out (delete).
To take shelter.

retrancher frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word retrancher occurs in french on average 0.9 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.