how to pronounce rive

/ʁiv/

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rive is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… sait que toute la rive sud de la …”

meanings of rive

noun:

Bank (of a river).

rive frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word rive occurs in french on average 8.6 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.