how to pronounce бревно

/brʲɪvˈno/

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бревно is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of бревно in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… острые лезвия которая разрубает бревно с …”

meanings of бревно

noun:

Dead fish, cold fish (a very passive sexual partner).
Lumber.
Beam, balance beam.
Stupid or heartless man.
Log, beam (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches).

бревно frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word бревно occurs in russian on average 1.4 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.