how to pronounce réduire

/ʁe.dɥiʁ/

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réduire is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… où l'humanité ou qui réduire est notre …”

meanings of réduire

verb:

To reduce.
To reduce (something) to.
To capture (place), quell (opposition etc.).
To cut (prices); to shorten (text); to reduce, scale down (pictures etc.).
To amount to, to come down to.
To reduce (someone) to.
To reduce, set.

réduire frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word réduire occurs in french on average 56.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.