Cómo Pronunciar "dead air"
expression
ˈdɛd/ /ˈɛɹ
DED AIR
dˈɛd/ /ˈeə
DED AIR
Definición
A period of silence during a radio or TV broadcast when nothing is being transmitted. In conversation, it means an awkward silence when nobody speaks.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈdɛd/ /ˈɛɹ
Inglés Británico
dˈɛd/ /ˈeə
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
DED AIR
UK
DED AIR
Escucha en Contexto
There was dead air on the radio for two minutes.
The show had some dead air before the host spoke again.
She tried to avoid dead air by asking questions.
Nobody knew what to say, so there was a lot of dead air at the party.