كيف تنطق "as the crow flies"

expression

AZ thuh KROH flyz

التعريف

This expression means the shortest distance between two places, measured in a straight line, not considering roads or obstacles.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɹoʊ/ /ˈfɫaɪz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈæs/ /ðə, ði/ /kɹˈəʊ/ /flˈaɪz

أمريكي

AZ thuh KROH flyz

بريطاني

AZ thuh KROH flyz

It is five miles as the crow flies from here to the lake.

Paris is 300 kilometers away as the crow flies.

The school is close as the crow flies, but the road winds around the mountain.

It's only two miles as the crow flies, but getting there takes forever because of traffic.