Como Pronunciar "for all practical purposes"

expression

fer-AWL PRAK-ti-kuhl PUR-puh-siz

faw-AWL prak-TI-kuhl PUR-puh-siz

Definição

This expression means 'in reality' or 'for practical reasons'; something may not be strictly true in every detail, but it is close enough for the situation.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈɔɫ/ /ˈpɹæktəkəɫ/, /ˈpɹæktɪkəɫ/ /ˈpɝpəsəz/, /ˈpɝpəsɪz

Inglês Britânico

fˈɔː/ /ˈɔːl/ /pɹˈæktɪkəl/ /pˈɜːpəsɪz

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

fer-AWL PRAK-ti-kuhl PUR-puh-siz

faw-AWL prak-TI-kuhl PUR-puh-siz

Ouça em Contexto

For all practical purposes, the office is closed on Sundays.

For all practical purposes, this rule applies to everyone.

For all practical purposes, we finished the project yesterday.

For all practical purposes, these two phones are the same, even if the models have different names.