Cómo Pronunciar "stop short of doing"

expression

STOP SHORT uhv DOO-ing

stop-SHAWT ov DOO-ing

Definición

To decide not to do something completely, especially to almost do it but choose not to in the end. It often means you do everything up to a point but do not finish or cross a line.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈstɑp/ /ˈʃɔɹt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈduɪŋ

Inglés Británico

stˈɒp/ /ʃˈɔːt/ /ˈɒv/ /dˈuːɪŋ

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

STOP SHORT uhv DOO-ing

stop-SHAWT ov DOO-ing

Escucha en Contexto

He wanted to tell her the truth but stopped short of doing it.

The company criticized the policy but stopped short of doing anything about it.

She almost called the police but stopped short of doing it.

He spoke angrily and accused his friend, but he stopped short of doing anything truly hurtful.