Como Pronunciar "flotsam and jetsam"

expression

FLAH-tuhm and JET-suhm

fl-OT-suhm and jet-SUHM

Definição

Originally, 'flotsam and jetsam' refers to pieces of ships and cargo found floating in the sea after a wreck. Today, it also means unwanted or discarded things, especially a mix of random objects.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈfɫɑtsəm/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈd͡ʒɛtsəm

Inglês Britânico

flˈɒtsəm/ /ˈænd/ /dʒˈɛtsəm

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

FLAH-tuhm and JET-suhm

fl-OT-suhm and jet-SUHM

Ouça em Contexto

After cleaning the beach, we collected bags of flotsam and jetsam.

The attic was filled with flotsam and jetsam from years of storage.

He threw away all the flotsam and jetsam cluttering his desk.

After the storm, the shoreline was covered in flotsam and jetsam.