how to pronounce кран

/kran/

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кран is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… сказать показать ему на этот кран гай …”

meanings of кран

noun:

Valve (a ball valve, a plug valve, or similar rotating device controlling flow through a pipe).
Crane (machinery).
Faucet, tap, spigot.

кран frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word кран occurs in russian on average 3.6 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.