how to pronounce светофор

/svʲɪtɐˈfor/

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светофор is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… он сейчас проезжать светофор но он …”

meanings of светофор

noun:

Traffic light.

светофор frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word светофор occurs in russian on average 1.8 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.