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paper tiger

/ˈpeɪpər ˈtaɪɡər/

Tradução: Pessoa, organização ou coisa que parece ameaçadora ou poderosa, mas na realidade é fraca ou ineficaz.

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/ˈpeɪpər ˈtaɪɡər/C1formalpolitical
  • ptPessoa, organização ou coisa que parece ameaçadora ou poderosa, mas na realidade é fraca ou ineficaz.
  1. Seemingly powerful but weakB2informal

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

    ptTigre de papel

    • 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.