how to pronounce saper

/sa.pe/

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saper is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… de saper l'autorité diplomatique de la …”

meanings of saper

verb:

To slurp.
To dress.
To harvest or reap forage or cereals with a small scythe.
To sap, do sapping work on.
To eat or chew noisily.
To erode, wear down, undermine.

saper frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word saper occurs in french on average 1.7 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.