Como Pronunciar "close the stable door after the horse has bolted"
expression
Definição
To try to prevent something bad after it has already happened, when it is too late to make a difference.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈsteɪbəɫ/ /ˈdɔɹ/ /ˈæftɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈhɔɹs/ /ˈhæz/, /həz/ /ˈboʊɫtəd/, /ˈboʊɫtɪd
Inglês Britânico
kləʊz/ /ðə, ði/ /stˈeɪbəl/ /dˈɔː/ /ˈɑːftɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /hˈɔːs/ /hˈæz/ /bˈəʊltɪd
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
KLOHS (or KLOHZ) thuh STAY-buhl DOR AF-ter thuh HORS HAZ (or huz) BOHL-tid
UK
KLOHZ thuh (or thee) STAY-buhl DAW AHF-tuh thuh (or thee) HAWSE HAZ BOHL-tid
Ouça em Contexto
It's pointless to close the stable door after the horse has bolted; the files are already gone.
They tried to fix the leak, but it was closing the stable door after the horse had bolted.
You can't close the stable door after the horse has bolted—next time, be prepared.
Introducing new safety rules now is just closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.