Como Pronunciar "a fine state of affairs"

expression

uh FINE STAYT uh-FAIRZ

Definição

Used ironically to mean a bad, difficult, or problematic situation. It expresses annoyance, disappointment, or sarcasm about how things have turned out.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfaɪn/ /ˈsteɪt/ /ˈəv/ /əˈfɛɹz

Inglês Britânico

æɪ/ /fæːn/ /stˈeɪt/ /ˈɒv/ /ɐfˈeəz

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

uh FINE STAYT uh-FAIRZ

Ouça em Contexto

Well, this is a fine state of affairs — my phone is gone and the keys are missing!

That's a fine state of affairs — we can't finish the project on time now.

It's raining, the car won't start, and I forgot my umbrella. A fine state of affairs, indeed.

Oh great, the printer ran out of ink right before my deadline. A fine state of affairs!