how to pronounce позволять

/pəzvɐˈlʲætʲ/

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позволять is pronounced in three syllables

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lʲ

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

“… это научиться себе позволять есть такие …”

meanings of позволять

verb:

To allow, to permit.

позволять frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word позволять occurs in russian on average 3.6 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.