how to pronounce заправлять

/zəprɐˈvlʲætʲ/

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заправлять is pronounced in three syllables

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tʲ

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

“… забываем что его надо заправлять то есть …”

meanings of заправлять

verb:

To dress (with), to season (with).
To tuck in.
To fill.
To feed, to insert.
To run, to rule, to boss, to call the shots.

заправлять frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word заправлять 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.