how to pronounce противостоять

/prətʲɪvəstɐˈjætʲ/

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противостоять is pronounced in five syllables

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

“… которые мы не можем противостоять с ними …”

meanings of противостоять

verb:

To counter, to contradict, to oppose, to confront, to withstand, to resist.

противостоять frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word противостоять occurs in russian on average 8.8 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.