how to pronounce кресло

/ˈkrʲesɫə/

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кресло is pronounced in two syllables

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rʲ

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

“… 20 лет занимал кресло главы района …”

meanings of кресло

noun:

Armchair, easy chair.
Theater stall.
Responsible position, post.

кресло frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word кресло occurs in russian on average 12.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.