how to pronounce контора

/kɐnˈtorə/

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контора is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… for larger than life дюйма контора блоки …”

meanings of контора

noun:

Office, bureau.
Company.
The KGB.
KGB successors in the Post-Soviet countries: the FSB, SBU etc.

контора frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word контора occurs in russian on average 2.7 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.