how to pronounce журавль

/ʐʊˈravlʲ/

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журавль is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… ты срываешься к сожалению да и журавль с …”

meanings of журавль

noun:

Sweep, swape, shadoof (a traditional crane-like device with a lever arm used to lift buckets of water from a well).
Crane (bird).

журавль frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word журавль 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.