how to pronounce lieu

/ljø/

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lieu is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… les autres qui a eu lieu en cas de cinq …”

meanings of lieu

noun:

Any of several fish from the Pollachius family.
Place.

lieu frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word lieu occurs in french on average 322.1 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.