how to pronounce laps

/laps/

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laps is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… donc il ya tout un à laps de temps où il …”

meanings of laps

noun:

Lapse.

adjective:

Apostate of Catholicism.

laps frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word laps occurs in french on average 3.5 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.