how to pronounce ténèbres

/te.nɛbʁ/

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ténèbres is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… est grande face aux ténèbres et je ne …”

meanings of ténèbres

noun:

Obscurity.
Darkness, the shadows.

ténèbres frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word ténèbres occurs in french on average 11.3 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.