how to pronounce placard

/pla.kaʁ/

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placard is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… il a été mis au placard du …”

meanings of placard

noun:

An ad that is felt to be injurious, seditious or in otherwise bad taste.
A cupboard, cabinet or closet built against or into a wall.
A placard.

placard frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word placard occurs in french on average 12.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.