how to pronounce occuper

/ɔ.ky.pe/

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occuper is pronounced in three syllables

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ɔkype

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

“… partir et nous allons occuper les bancs …”

meanings of occuper

verb:

  1. To be busy, to keep oneself busy.
  2. To take care of, to tend to, to deal with someone.
  3. To employ.
  4. To occupy, to take up.

occuper frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word occuper occurs in french on average 44.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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