how to pronounce centaine

/sɑ̃.tɛn/

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centaine is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑ̃

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

“… mais si on a une centaine de milliers de …”

meanings of centaine

noun:

Hundred, about a hundred, about one hundred.
Hundreds (in arithmetic).

centaine frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word centaine occurs in french on average 17.7 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.