how to pronounce dam

/dam/

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dam is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… candidats intermède avec ta dam et enfin …”

meanings of dam

noun:

Damage.
Damnation.

dam frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word dam occurs in french on average 5 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.