how to pronounce place

/plas/

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place is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… ça se passe et se place quel a été ton …”

meanings of place

noun:

Place, square, plaza, piazza.
Place, seat.
Place, space, room.

verb:

First/third-person singular present subjunctive of placer.
Second-person singular imperative of placer.
First/third-person singular present indicative of placer.

place frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word place occurs in french on average 484.5 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.