how to pronounce sévir

/se.viʁ/

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sévir is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… confiné le chômage continue de sévir les …”

meanings of sévir

verb:

To hold sway.
To rage.
To crack down, clamp down.
To be rife.

sévir frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sévir occurs in french on average 0.9 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.