how to pronounce сломать

/sɫɐˈmatʲ/

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сломать is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… риск до можем все сломать во всем мире …”

meanings of сломать

verb:

To destroy, to break down, to ruin.
To break, to fracture.
To demolish, to pull down (a house).

сломать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word сломать occurs in russian on average 4.5 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.