كيف تنطق "economical with the truth"
expression
ek-uh-NOM-ih-kuhl with thuh TROOTH
ee-kuhn-OM-ih-kuhl with thuh TROOTH
التعريف
To be 'economical with the truth' means to deliberately not tell the whole truth; to hide, leave out details, or be slightly dishonest without directly lying.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəɫ/, /ˌikəˈnɑmɪkəɫ/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɹuθ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ˌiːkənˈɒmɪkəl/ /wˈɪð/ /ðə, ði/ /tɹˈuːθ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
ek-uh-NOM-ih-kuhl with thuh TROOTH
بريطاني
ee-kuhn-OM-ih-kuhl with thuh TROOTH
استمع في السياق
He was economical with the truth about why he left his job.
The politician was economical with the truth during the interview.
She was economical with the truth about how much the dress cost.
Let's just say he was economical with the truth about his grades.