how to pronounce поворот

/pəvɐˈrot/

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поворот is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… у них экране ушера поворот какой у них …”

meanings of поворот

noun:

Break (a significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention).
Turn (a change of direction or orientation).
Curve.

поворот frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word поворот occurs in russian on average 9 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.