how to pronounce virus

/vi.ʁys/

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virus is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… si on a maîtrisé un virus qui ne me fait …”

meanings of virus

noun:

Virus.

virus frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word virus occurs in french on average 25.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.