how to pronounce bloc

/blɔk/

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bloc is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… la bombe dans le bloc bon celle là donc …”

meanings of bloc

noun:

A block (e.g., of wood).
A pad of paper.
A bloc, an alliance.
Block (of memory, of code).

name:

Bloc — Bloc Québécois (Bloc québécois).

bloc frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word bloc occurs in french on average 30.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.