how to pronounce retrouver

/ʁə.tʁu.ve/

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retrouver is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… la ds ou à retrouver chez bahl chez …”

meanings of retrouver

verb:

To find (again); to rediscover.
To go back to, to return to.
To find oneself; to end up.
To remember; to recall.
To meet; to meet up; to bump into.

retrouver frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word retrouver occurs in french on average 134.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.