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Cómo Pronunciar "emperor's new clothes"

expression

EM-prr-erz noo KLOHDHZ
EM-puh-ruz nyoo KLOHDHZ

Definición

A situation where people pretend to believe something that is clearly false or foolish, often because everyone else does or out of fear of standing out. The phrase comes from a famous story where no one admits the emperor is wearing nothing at all.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈɛmpɝɝz/ /ˈnju/, /ˈnu/ /ˈkɫoʊðz/, /ˈkɫoʊz

Inglés Británico

ˈɛmpərəz/ /njˈuː/ /klˈəʊðz

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

EM-prr-erz noo KLOHDHZ

UK

EM-puh-ruz nyoo KLOHDHZ

Escucha en Contexto

Many people praised the strange painting, but it was really the emperor's new clothes.

The new policy is like the emperor's new clothes; everyone sees the problems, but no one says anything.

Julia called the latest trend in shoes the emperor's new clothes because no one dared say they looked bad.

Honestly, this expensive gadget is just the emperor's new clothes—people buy it only because it’s popular.