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Cómo Pronunciar "see the wood for the trees"

expression

SEE thuh WOOD fer thuh TREEZ
SEE thuh WOOD faw thuh TREEZ

Definición

If you 'see the wood for the trees,' you understand the whole situation instead of focusing only on the small details. People who 'can't see the wood for the trees' pay too much attention to details and miss the bigger picture.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈsi/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwʊd/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɹiz

Inglés Británico

sˈiː/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈʊd/ /fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /tɹˈiːz

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

SEE thuh WOOD fer thuh TREEZ

UK

SEE thuh WOOD faw thuh TREEZ

Escucha en Contexto

He was so focused on fixing every typo that he couldn't see the wood for the trees.

Try to see the wood for the trees when you make decisions about your career.

If you focus on each problem separately, you'll never see the wood for the trees.

She works so hard on the details she often can't see the wood for the trees when it comes to big projects.