how to pronounce secrétaire

/sə.kʁe.tɛʁ/

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secrétaire is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… à blois le premier secrétaire du parti …”

meanings of secrétaire

noun:

Secretary.
Writing desk, secretaire.

secrétaire frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word secrétaire occurs in french on average 46.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.