how to pronounce séisme

/se.ism/

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séisme is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… européenne face à ce séisme l'union …”

meanings of séisme

noun:

Earthquake.

séisme frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word séisme occurs in french on average 7.8 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.