how to pronounce distraire

/dis.tʁɛʁ/

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distraire is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… le préfet de distraire tout le monde et …”

meanings of distraire

verb:

To distract.

distraire frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word distraire occurs in french on average 4.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.