how to pronounce sablier

/sa.bli.je/

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sablier is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… le pendule est en fait un sablier en …”

meanings of sablier

noun:

Hourglass; egg timer.

sablier frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sablier occurs in french on average 1.2 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.