how to pronounce environs

/ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔ̃/

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environs is pronounced in three syllables

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ɑ̃

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ɔ̃

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

“… macro mais je voudrais environs vient de …”

meanings of environs

noun:

Neighborhood (close proximity, particularly in reference to home).

environs frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word environs occurs in french on average 13.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.