Como Pronunciar "you can't be half pregnant"

expression

YOO KANT BEE HAF PREHGG-nuhnt

YOO KAHNT BEE HAHF PREG-nuhnt

Definição

This expression means that something is absolute and cannot be partial—you are either one thing or another, with no in-between. It is often used to explain situations where a decision or state is either completely true or completely false.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈju/ /ˈkænt/ /ˈbi/, /bi/ /ˈhæf/ /ˈpɹɛɡnənt

Inglês Britânico

jˈuː/ /kɑːnt/ /bˈiː/ /hˈɑːf/ /pɹˈɛɡnənt

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

YOO KANT BEE HAF PREHGG-nuhnt

YOO KAHNT BEE HAHF PREG-nuhnt

Ouça em Contexto

You can't be half pregnant with this rule—you either follow it completely or not at all.

When making this choice, remember that you can't be half pregnant.

They want to try both ways, but you can't be half pregnant.

Look, you can't be half pregnant—once you start, you have to commit.