كيف تنطق "talk of the devil"

expression

TAWK-uhv-thuh DEV-uhl

TAWK-ov-thuh DEV-uhl

التعريف

This expression is used when someone who is being talked about appears unexpectedly. It is a light and playful way to acknowledge their arrival.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈtɔk/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɛvəɫ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

tˈɔːk/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈɛvəl

أمريكي

TAWK-uhv-thuh DEV-uhl

بريطاني

TAWK-ov-thuh DEV-uhl

We were just talking about you and here you are—talk of the devil!

Oh look, talk of the devil—there’s Tom!

I haven’t seen Anna in months, and now she walks in—talk of the devil.

Seriously, every time we mention Steve, he walks in. Talk of the devil!