how to pronounce tourner

/tuʁ.ne/

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tourner is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… ne peut ni faire tourner un micro ni une …”

meanings of tourner

verb:

To film, to shoot a film.
To stir (e.g. ingredients).
To lathe.
To tour, to go on tour.
To run, to execute (a program, an application etc.).
To turn (left, right etc.).

tourner frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word tourner occurs in french on average 54 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.