how to pronounce pas

/ˈpɑːz/

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pas is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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An example use of pas in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… faux pas a verbal wrench in the gears of …”

meanings of pas

noun:

Plural of Pa.
Plural of pa.
The right of going foremost; precedence.
Plural of PA.
Initialism of parental alienation syndrome.
Initialism of physician-assisted suicide.
A pace; a step, as in a dance or in marching.

pas frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word pas occurs in english on average 4.2 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.

topics pas can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that pas can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;