Como Pronunciar "elephant in the room"
expression
EL-uh-fuhnt in thuh ROOM
EL-i-fuhnt in thuh ROOM
Definição
An important problem or issue that everyone is aware of but no one wants to discuss.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈɛɫəfənt/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹum
Inglês Britânico
ˈɛlɪfənt/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈuːm
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
EL-uh-fuhnt in thuh ROOM
UK
EL-i-fuhnt in thuh ROOM
Ouça em Contexto
Nobody talked about the elephant in the room during the meeting.
Let's address the elephant in the room and talk honestly.
The salary cut was the elephant in the room for the staff.
Everyone kept laughing, but the tension was the real elephant in the room.