how to pronounce tyran

/ti.ʁɑ̃/

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the above transcription of tyran is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

tyran is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑ̃

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

“… qui quand même tyran très à droite le …”

meanings of tyran

noun:

Tyrant.
Bully.

tyran frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word tyran occurs in french on average 4.7 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.