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How to pronounce "defies" in French

defies is pronounced with standard French phonetics in French. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 10 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

de·fies

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Syllablesde · fies
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8:46
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and you know it completely defies expectation at every turn and so it just felt really exciting to play there's a bit of comedy in there and um tragedy

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10 clips

The French word “defies”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (de · fies). SayItVid indexes 10 authentic French video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “defies” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from FRANCE 24.

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  • 🇫🇷 FRFRANCE 24
    Clip #1 · @8:46
    “sometimes I hadn't really read anything that sort of cross genres so so bravely and you know it completely defies expectation at every turn and so it just felt really exciting to play there's a bit of comedy in there and um tragedy felt really exciting to play there's a bit of comedy in there and um tragedy”

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Syllables:
de · fies
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