Cómo Pronunciar "hellfire and damnation"
expression
ˈhɛɫˌfaɪɹ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /dæmˈneɪʃən
HEL-fye-ur and dam-NAY-shun
hˈɛlfaɪə/ /ˈænd/ /dæmnˈeɪʃən
HEL-fy-uh and dam-NAY-shun
Definición
An old-fashioned phrase describing the terrible punishments of hell, often used in religious speeches or to frighten people into behaving morally.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈhɛɫˌfaɪɹ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /dæmˈneɪʃən
Inglés Británico
hˈɛlfaɪə/ /ˈænd/ /dæmnˈeɪʃən
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
HEL-fye-ur and dam-NAY-shun
UK
HEL-fy-uh and dam-NAY-shun
Escucha en Contexto
The preacher spoke of hellfire and damnation every Sunday.
Many old sermons warned about hellfire and damnation.
He tried to scare the children with stories of hellfire and damnation.
My grandmother used to threaten us with hellfire and damnation if we misbehaved.