Como Pronunciar "cannot see the forest for the trees"
expression
KAN-ot see thuh FAWR-ist fer thuh TREEZ
kuh-NOT see thuh FOR-ist faw thuh TREEZ
Definição
Used when someone is so focused on small details that they fail to see the bigger or more important picture.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈkænɑt/, /kəˈnɑt/ /ˈsi/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfɔɹəst/, /ˈfɔɹɪst/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɹiz
Inglês Britânico
kəˈnɑt/ /sˈiː/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈɒɹɪst/ /fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /tɹˈiːz
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
KAN-ot see thuh FAWR-ist fer thuh TREEZ
UK
kuh-NOT see thuh FOR-ist faw thuh TREEZ
Ouça em Contexto
Sometimes people cannot see the forest for the trees and forget why they started a project.
If you cannot see the forest for the trees, you might miss the main idea of the book.
She spends so much time on small tasks, she cannot see the forest for the trees.
"You’re worrying over that comma again? Don’t cannot see the forest for the trees!"