how to pronounce лукавить

/ɫʊˈkavʲɪtʲ/

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лукавить is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… не будем лукавить и вы читаете мой …”

meanings of лукавить

verb:

To be crafty, cunning, to sly.

лукавить frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word лукавить occurs in russian on average 0.8 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.