how to pronounce virage

/vi.ʁaʒ/

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virage is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… faire un virage à 180 degrés en tout cas …”

meanings of virage

noun:

Bend, turn, curve.
Change in colour.
Turn.
Change, shift (in orientation).

virage frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word virage occurs in french on average 7.6 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.