Cómo Pronunciar "famous last words"

expression

FAY-muss LAST WURDZ

FAY-muss LAHST WURDZ

Definición

Used humorously to point out that someone is too confident that something bad or ironic won’t happen, often right before it actually does. It does not mean literal last words before dying.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈfeɪməs/ /ˈɫæs/, /ˈɫæst/ /ˈwɝdz

Inglés Británico

fˈeɪməs/ /lˈɑːst/ /wˈɜːdz

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

FAY-muss LAST WURDZ

FAY-muss LAHST WURDZ

Escucha en Contexto

"What could possibly go wrong?" — "Famous last words."

He said, "This is easy," but famous last words—he failed the test.

"I'll never drop my phone." Famous last words—she broke it the same day.

"Don’t worry, the car just got serviced." "Famous last words—it broke down an hour later."