how to pronounce противовес

/prətʲɪvɐˈvʲes/

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the above transcription of противовес 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.

противовес is pronounced in four syllables

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tʲ

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vʲ

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

“… такой подстройки противовес этой …”

meanings of противовес

noun:

Counterbalance, counterpoise.

противовес frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word противовес occurs in russian on average 3.8 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.