كيف تنطق "the calm before the storm"

expression

thuh KAHLM bih-FOR thuh STORM

thuh KAHM bif-AW thuh STAWM

التعريف

A quiet or peaceful period just before something bad or difficult happens.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɑɫm/, /ˈkɑm/ /ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈstɔɹm

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ðə, ði/ /kˈɑːm/ /bɪfˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /stˈɔːm

أمريكي

thuh KAHLM bih-FOR thuh STORM

بريطاني

thuh KAHM bif-AW thuh STAWM

This quiet time is the calm before the storm.

The office was very quiet; it felt like the calm before the storm.

Everyone waited in silence, knowing it was the calm before the storm.

Right before the exam results came out, it was the calm before the storm.