how to pronounce vivre

/vivʁ/

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vivre is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… voilà je peux plus vivre je vais au …”

meanings of vivre

verb:

To experience.
To live.

vivre frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word vivre occurs in french on average 226.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.