كيف تنطق "wall of silence"

expression

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التعريف

A situation where a group of people refuse to talk or provide information about something, especially to avoid trouble or protect someone.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈwɔɫ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈsaɪɫəns

الإنجليزية البريطانية

wˈɔːl/ /ˈɒv/ /sˈaɪləns

أمريكي

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بريطاني

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The community put up a wall of silence after the incident.

Police tried to break the wall of silence during their investigation.

There is a wall of silence in the office about the decision.

When I asked about the missing files, I hit a wall of silence.