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paper tiger

/ˈpeɪpər ˈtaɪɡər/

Traducción: Persona, organización o cosa que parece amenazante o poderosa, pero que en realidad es débil o ineficaz.

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/ˈpeɪpər ˈtaɪɡər/C1formalpolitical
  • esPersona, organización o cosa que parece amenazante o poderosa, pero que en realidad es débil o ineficaz.
  1. Seemingly powerful but weakB2informal

    A person, organization, or thing that appears threatening or powerful but is actually weak or ineffective.

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    • The dictator was just a paper tiger; his army had no real strength.
    • The company's threats to sue were a paper tiger; they never followed through.
    • The new law is a paper tiger, as it has no enforcement mechanism.