how to pronounce слеза

/sʲlʲɪˈza/

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слеза is pronounced in two syllables

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sʲ

lʲ

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

“… человеку не берусь слеза скупая …”

meanings of слеза

noun:

Tear (a drop of liquid from the eyes).

слеза frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word слеза occurs in russian on average 2.4 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.