how to pronounce останавливать

/ɐstɐˈnavlʲɪvətʲ/

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the above transcription of останавливать is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

останавливать is pronounced in five syllables

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lʲ

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tʲ

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

“… мешает соответственно останавливать этот …”

meanings of останавливать

verb:

To fix, to direct, to concentrate.
To stop, to bring to stop.
To stop short, to restrain.

останавливать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word останавливать occurs in russian on average 2.3 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.