how to pronounce лесть

/lʲesʲtʲ/

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лесть is pronounced in one syllable

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lʲ

sʲ

tʲ

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

“… изображать лучше в это не лесть можно …”

meanings of лесть

noun:

Flattery, adulation, cajolery.

лесть frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word лесть occurs in russian on average 1.2 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.