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paper tiger

/ˈpeɪpər ˈtaɪɡər/

Traduction: Personne, organisation ou chose qui semble menaçante ou puissante, mais qui est en réalité faible ou inefficace.

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/ˈpeɪpər ˈtaɪɡər/C1formalpolitical
  • frPersonne, organisation ou chose qui semble menaçante ou puissante, mais qui est en réalité faible ou inefficace.
  1. Seemingly powerful but weakB2informal

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

    frtigre de papier

    • 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.