Translation of "paper tiger" into French

tigre de papier, Tigre de papier, colosse aux pieds d'argile are the top translations of "paper tiger" into French.

paper tiger noun grammar

(idiomatic) A seemingly fierce person or thing without the ability to back up their words. [..]

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  • tigre de papier

    noun masculine

    paper tiger

    The plain fact is that we are regarded by many as a paper tiger.

    Aux yeux d'un grand nombre nous ne sommes guère qu'un tigre de papier.

  • Tigre de papier

    ineffectual threat

    The plain fact is that we are regarded by many as a paper tiger.

    Aux yeux d'un grand nombre nous ne sommes guère qu'un tigre de papier.

  • colosse aux pieds d'argile

    masculine

    The ombudsman will be a paper tiger

    L'ombudsman sera un colosse aux pieds d'argile

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