كيف تنطق "call a spade a spade"
expression
KAHL uh SPAYD uh SPAYD
KAWL uh SPAYD uh SPAYD
التعريف
To speak very directly and truthfully, even if it may be uncomfortable or blunt; to say things as they really are.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈkɔɫ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈspeɪd/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈspeɪd
الإنجليزية البريطانية
kˈɔːl/ /æɪ/ /spˈeɪd/ /æɪ/ /spˈeɪd
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
KAHL uh SPAYD uh SPAYD
بريطاني
KAWL uh SPAYD uh SPAYD
استمع في السياق
She always calls a spade a spade, even if people don't like it.
It's important to call a spade a spade when solving problems.
My dad always calls a spade a spade with us.
I appreciate it when people call a spade a spade rather than sugarcoating things.