Cómo Pronunciar "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory"
expression
SNATCH di-FEET frum thuh jawz uhv VIK-ter-ee
SNATCH dif-EET from thuh jawz ov VIK-tuh-ree
Definición
To lose a game, competition, or opportunity unexpectedly when it seemed certain that you would win.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈsnætʃ/ /dɪˈfit/ /ˈfɹəm/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdʒɔz/ /ˈəv/ /ˈvɪktɝi/, /ˈvɪktɹi
Inglés Británico
snˈætʃ/ /dɪfˈiːt/ /fɹˈɒm/ /ðə, ði/ /dʒˈɔːz/ /ˈɒv/ /vˈɪktəɹˌi
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
SNATCH di-FEET frum thuh jawz uhv VIK-ter-ee
UK
SNATCH dif-EET from thuh jawz ov VIK-tuh-ree
Escucha en Contexto
Our team snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by letting in a last-minute goal.
They snatched defeat from the jaws of victory after making a careless mistake.
We almost won but ended up snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
It looked like we had the game in the bag, but somehow we managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.