how to pronounce portrait

/pɔʁ.tʁɛ/

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portrait is pronounced in two syllables

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

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meanings of portrait

noun:

Portrait.
Portrait (format).
Description (of a person or things).

portrait frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word portrait occurs in french on average 29.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.