how to pronounce penalty

/pe.nal.ti/

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penalty is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… tu dis il y avait penalty sur nilmar …”

meanings of penalty

noun:

Penalty, penalty kick.

penalty frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word penalty occurs in french on average 1.3 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.