how to pronounce trépas

/tʁe.pɑ/

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trépas is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… et qui évoque le trépas de 13 soldats …”

meanings of trépas

noun:

Death, demise (of a person).

trépas frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word trépas occurs in french on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.