how to pronounce затормозить

/zətərmɐˈzʲitʲ/

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затормозить is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… успеть затормозить довольно опасно у нас …”

meanings of затормозить

verb:

To hinder, to impede, to slow down.
To brake.

затормозить frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word затормозить occurs in russian on average 0.7 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.