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in the same breath

/ɪn ðə seɪm brɛθ/

Traducción: Se usa para expresar que se dicen dos cosas a la vez, a menudo contradictorias o sorprendentes, o que se mencionan juntas en un mismo acto de habla.

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/ɪn ðə seɪm brɛθ/B2informal
  • esSe usa para expresar que se dicen dos cosas a la vez, a menudo contradictorias o sorprendentes, o que se mencionan juntas en un mismo acto de habla.

Used to describe saying two things at once, often contradictory or surprising, or mentioning two things together in the same statement.

  1. Contradictory statementB2informal

    Used to describe when someone says two things that are contradictory or inconsistent with each other, often in quick succession.

    esen el mismo discurso

    • He praised her work and then criticized it in the same breath.
    • She said she loved the city but complained about the traffic in the same breath.
    • They claim to support the environment and then promote deforestation in the same breath.