Como Pronunciar "failure to launch"

expression

FAYL-yer tuh LAWNCH

FAY-lee-uh too LAWNCH

Definição

This expression refers to when a young adult does not move out of their parents' house or does not become independent as expected. It can also describe when something does not start or succeed as planned.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈfeɪɫjɝ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɫɔntʃ

Inglês Britânico

fˈeɪliə/ /tˈuː/ /lˈɔːntʃ

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

FAYL-yer tuh LAWNCH

FAY-lee-uh too LAWNCH

Ouça em Contexto

He is 28 and still living at home — a classic case of failure to launch.

Many parents worry about their children having a failure to launch.

The project suffered from failure to launch because of budget issues.

There's this whole movie about failure to launch — it's pretty funny.