how to pronounce притворяться

/prʲɪtvɐˈrʲat͡sːə/

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притворяться is pronounced in four syllables

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rʲ

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rʲ

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t͡sː

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

“… когда он обожал притворяться таким вот …”

meanings of притворяться

verb:

To pretend, to feign, to dissemble, to simulate, to sham.
To shut, to close.
To passive of притворять.

притворяться frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word притворяться occurs in russian on average 2.1 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.