how to pronounce virer

/vi.ʁe/

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virer is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… on peut pas me virer pour des refus de …”

meanings of virer

verb:

To bear, veer (change direction slightly).
To turn into, become.
To get rid of, fire, shitcan.
To transfer (money, from one account to another).

virer frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word virer occurs in french on average 8 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.