Cómo Pronunciar "by halves"
expression
ˈbaɪ/ /ˈhævz
BY HAVZ
bˈaɪ/ /hˈɑːvz
BY HAAVZ
Definición
If you do something 'by halves', you do it without putting in your full effort or you complete it only partially.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈbaɪ/ /ˈhævz
Inglés Británico
bˈaɪ/ /hˈɑːvz
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
BY HAVZ
UK
BY HAAVZ
Escucha en Contexto
She never does anything by halves.
Don’t study by halves if you want to pass the test.
His efforts were only by halves, so he didn’t succeed.
They started the project full of energy, but ended up doing it by halves.