Cómo Pronunciar "the powers that be"
expression
thuh POW-erz that bee
thuh POW-uhz that bee
Definición
A phrase referring to people or organizations who have control or authority over a situation, such as leaders, bosses, or officials.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈpaʊɝz/ /ˈðæt/, /ðət/ /ˈbi/, /bi
Inglés Británico
ðə, ði/ /pˈaʊəz/ /ðˈæt/ /bˈiː
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
thuh POW-erz that bee
UK
thuh POW-uhz that bee
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The powers that be decided to change the school schedule.
We have to wait for the powers that be to approve this plan.
Only the powers that be can fix this problem.
It looks like the powers that be aren't listening to our suggestions.