كيف تنطق "precious little"

expression

PRESH-uhs LIH-tul

pr-ESH-uhs li-Tuhl

التعريف

Used to emphasize that there is almost nothing of something; very little, almost none.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpɹɛʃəs/ /ˈɫɪtəɫ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pɹˈɛʃəs/ /lˈɪtəl

أمريكي

PRESH-uhs LIH-tul

بريطاني

pr-ESH-uhs li-Tuhl

There's precious little food left in the fridge.

He has precious little patience with children.

We learned precious little from the meeting.

All that work and I've made precious little progress.