how to pronounce piédestal

/pje.dɛs.tal/

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piédestal is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… il est descendu de son piédestal il est …”

meanings of piédestal

noun:

Pedestal.

piédestal frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word piédestal occurs in french on average 1.2 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.