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Cómo Pronunciar "cannot see the wood for the trees"

expression

KAN-not see thuh WOOD for thuh TREEZ
kuh-NOT see thuh WOOD faw thuh TREEZ

Definición

This expression means to be so focused on the small details or individual parts of something that you miss the overall situation or bigger picture.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈkænɑt/, /kəˈnɑt/ /ˈsi/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwʊd/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɹiz

Inglés Británico

kəˈnɑt/ /sˈiː/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈʊd/ /fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /tɹˈiːz

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

KAN-not see thuh WOOD for thuh TREEZ

UK

kuh-NOT see thuh WOOD faw thuh TREEZ

Escucha en Contexto

Sometimes people cannot see the wood for the trees when working on a big project.

If you cannot see the wood for the trees, you miss important information.

My teacher said I cannot see the wood for the trees because I worried about tiny mistakes.

You're so caught up in the details—you cannot see the wood for the trees!