how to pronounce parterre

/paʁ.tɛʁ/

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parterre is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… ryan soit le parterre dassault était une …”

meanings of parterre

noun:

The part of a theater between the stalls and the rear.
The members of a theater audience seated in the parterre.
An assembly or group of people.
Part of a garden that is divided into flowerbeds.

parterre frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word parterre occurs in french on average 2.3 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.