how to pronounce заливать

/zəlʲɪˈvatʲ/

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заливать is pronounced in three syllables

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lʲ

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tʲ

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

“… судну дала трещину начала заливать его …”

meanings of заливать

verb:

To lie, tell lies.
To upload, to put up.
To flood (in terms of bodies of water).
To pour on, to spill.
To fill up (with liquid).

заливать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word заливать occurs in russian on average 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.