paper tiger in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for paper tiger in the English»French Dictionary

paper tiger N fig

paper tiger

tigre m de papier

Translations for paper tiger in the English»French Dictionary

tiger [Brit ˈtʌɪɡə, Am ˈtaɪɡər] N

tiger

tigre m

to fight like a tiger man:

se battre comme un lion

to fight like a tiger woman:

se battre comme une tigresse

I.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] N

1. paper (substance):

paper (for writing etc)

papier m

a piece/a sheet of paper

un morceau/une feuille de papier

to get or put sth down on paper

mettre qc par écrit

it's a good idea on paper fig

c'est une bonne idée en théorie

the car only exists on paper

la voiture n'existe que sur le papier

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on

ce contrat ne vaut absolument rien

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on attr bag, hat, napkin

en papier

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on plate

en carton

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on industry manufacture

du papier

this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on industry manufacture

de papier

2. paper attr (not existing in reality) fig:

paper loss, profit

théorique

paper promise, agreement

sans valeur

3. paper:

paper, a. wallpaper

papier m peint

4. paper (newspaper):

paper

journal m

local/Sunday paper

journal m local/du dimanche

5. paper (scholarly article):

paper

article m (on sur)

6. paper:

paper (lecture)

communication f (on sur)

paper (report)

exposé m (on sur)

I'm writing Monday's discussion paper

je prépare le sujet du débat de lundi

7. paper (examination):

paper

épreuve f (on de)

the French paper

l'épreuve de français

8. paper FIN:

paper

effet m de commerce

paper

papier m

long/short paper

effets mpl à long/court terme

long/short paper

papier m long/court

9. paper (government publication):

paper

livre m

II.papers N

papers npl ADMIN:

papers

papiers mpl

III.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] VB trans a. wallpaper

paper room, wall:

paper

tapisser

IV.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər] VB intr

to paper over the existing wallpaper

recouvrir le papier actuel

to paper over one's differences/problems

passer sur ses différences/problèmes

V.paper [Brit ˈpeɪpə, Am ˈpeɪpər]

to paper over the cracks

passer sur les problèmes

paper tiger in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for paper tiger in the English»French Dictionary

paper tiger N pej

paper tiger

tigre m de papier

Translations for paper tiger in the English»French Dictionary

tiger [ˈtaɪgəʳ, Am -gɚ] N ZOOL

tiger

tigre m

I.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] N

1. paper no pl (writing material):

paper

papier m

paper hat

chapeau m en papier

to commit sth to paper

coucher qc par écrit

to get sth down on paper

mettre qc par écrit

on paper

en théorie

2. paper (newspaper):

paper

journal m

daily paper

quotidien m

3. paper (wallpaper):

paper

papier m peint

4. paper (official documents in general):

paper

document m

papers

pièces fpl

papers for identity

papiers mpl (d'identité)

5. paper no pl (set of exam questions):

paper

épreuve f

6. paper UNIV:

paper by student

exposé m

paper at conference, in review

papier m

to give a paper

faire un exposé

II.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB trans

paper

tapisser

III.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB intr (hide)

to paper over problems

dissimuler les problèmes

to paper over the cracks

dissimuler les failles

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

To quote a famous revolutionary of another era, the current world system is a paper tiger, which looks ferocious but might melt in a storm.

www.salon.com

The lack of public debate and consultation on the bill seems to indicate the danger of it becoming another paper tiger.

en.wikipedia.org

Fed policymakers also seemed unhappy that investors now regard them as a paper tiger given that they've only raised rates twice in two years.

www.afr.com

Their final, destructive act of rebellion, though emotionally cathartic, suggests that the panopticon was a paper tiger all along.

www.thestar.com

So far, however, the team has been a paper tiger...

www.latimes.com

It was the first time he proved he was no paper tiger, but one who can dish it out to everyone.

en.wikipedia.org

We have a paper tiger on our hands, but it is a paper tiger that we are voluntarily propping up and arming.

www.jpost.com

This is what a paper tiger has done.

www.dnaindia.com

It is absolutely crucial that enough inspectors are funded, or else any law will just be a paper tiger.

www.care2.com

But if they don't do anything at all then they will be viewed as a paper tiger.

www.voanews.com