how to pronounce дефиле

/dɨfʲɪˈlʲe/

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дефиле is pronounced in three syllables

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lʲ

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

“… эпизод феллини дефиле не и не просто …”

meanings of дефиле

noun:

Defile (thin canyon).
Defiling, marching, parade.
Fashion parade.

дефиле frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word дефиле occurs in russian on average 1.9 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.