how to pronounce dessus

/də.sy/

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dessus is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… 17,18 parfois là dessus vous avez 20 % …”

meanings of dessus

adverb:

Over.
On.
On top.
Upstairs.

noun:

The upper hand; advantage.
Upside; top side.

preposition:

On, on top of.

dessus frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word dessus occurs in french on average 147.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.