Cómo Pronunciar "feed a cold and starve a fever"

expression

FEED uh KOLD and STARV uh FEE-ver

FEED uh KOHLD and STARV uh FEE-vuh

Definición

This old saying suggests you should eat when you have a cold but eat little or fast when you have a fever. It is more of a folk remedy than real medical advice.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈfid/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkoʊɫd/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈstɑɹv/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfivɝ

Inglés Británico

fˈiːd/ /æɪ/ /kˈəʊld/ /ˈænd/ /stˈɑːv/ /æɪ/ /fˈiːvɐ

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

FEED uh KOLD and STARV uh FEE-ver

FEED uh KOHLD and STARV uh FEE-vuh

Escucha en Contexto

My grandma always says, 'feed a cold and starve a fever' when I'm sick.

People used to believe 'feed a cold and starve a fever' really worked.

He followed the advice, 'feed a cold and starve a fever', during winter.

Whenever someone catches a cold, my mom brings soup and repeats, 'feed a cold and starve a fever.'