Cómo Pronunciar "you can't be half pregnant"

expression

YOO KANT BEE HAF PREHGG-nuhnt

YOO KAHNT BEE HAHF PREG-nuhnt

Definición

This expression means that something is absolute and cannot be partial—you are either one thing or another, with no in-between. It is often used to explain situations where a decision or state is either completely true or completely false.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈju/ /ˈkænt/ /ˈbi/, /bi/ /ˈhæf/ /ˈpɹɛɡnənt

Inglés Británico

jˈuː/ /kɑːnt/ /bˈiː/ /hˈɑːf/ /pɹˈɛɡnənt

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

YOO KANT BEE HAF PREHGG-nuhnt

YOO KAHNT BEE HAHF PREG-nuhnt

Escucha en Contexto

You can't be half pregnant with this rule—you either follow it completely or not at all.

When making this choice, remember that you can't be half pregnant.

They want to try both ways, but you can't be half pregnant.

Look, you can't be half pregnant—once you start, you have to commit.