how to pronounce напрячь

/nɐˈprʲæt͡ɕ/

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напрячь is pronounced in two syllables

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rʲ

t͡ɕ

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

“… эта игрушка которая может напрячь ваш …”

meanings of напрячь

verb:

To flex (a muscle).
To strain (the back, the ears).
To stress out.

напрячь frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word напрячь occurs in russian on average 1 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.