how to pronounce vouloir

/vu.lwaʁ/

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vouloir is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… l'occurrence de ne pas vouloir voir au …”

meanings of vouloir

verb:

To see oneself as; to give the impression of, to seem.
To want, wish, desire.

noun:

Will.

vouloir frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word vouloir occurs in french on average 88.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.