el tigre/ león no es tan fiero como lo pintan
English translation: his bark is worse than his bite
| 13:39 Jul 18, 2018 |
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|  Selected response from: Lisa McCarthy Spain Local time: 11:57 | ||||||
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2 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1The lion is not as fierce as (he is painted)/(it is made out to be) Explanation: otra posibilidad http://www.spanish-learning-corner.com/spanish-proverbs.html https://books.google.kz/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT102&lpg=P... https://www.azquotes.com/quote/725751 http://quotes.yourdictionary.com/author/thomas-fuller/159890 https://www.weblearneng.com/lion-figures-of-speech -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2018-07-18 16:14:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.special-dictionary.com/proverbs/keywords/painted/ -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2018-07-18 16:14:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.picturequotes.com/the-lion-is-not-so-fierce-as-th... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2018-07-18 16:15:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://sentencedict.com/s/41986.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2018-07-18 16:16:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://diccionario.reverso.net/ingles-espanol/lion |
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17 hrs confidence:
he/she is a paper tiger Explanation: If you want to keep the metaphor in big cat territory https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper tiger |
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3 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +8
peer agreement (net): +8his bark is worse than his bite Explanation: someone's bark is worse than his or her bite although someone says things that sound frightening, the person's actions will not be as severe as the things that were said: The boss seems mean, but his bark is worse than his bite. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/someone-... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 días 20 horas (2018-07-21 09:59:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You're welcome, Manuel :-) |
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