how to pronounce tonnerre

/tɔ.nɛʁ/

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tonnerre is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… sorte de coup de tonnerre d'accepter son …”

meanings of tonnerre

noun:

Thunder.

tonnerre frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word tonnerre occurs in french on average 7.5 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.