paper tiger в PONS речника

Преводи за paper tiger в английски»български речника

paper tiger СЪЩ прин

paper tiger

слабак м

Преводи за paper tiger в английски»български речника

tiger [ˈtaɪgəʳ, Am -gɚ] СЪЩ zool

tiger

тигър м

I.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] СЪЩ

1. paper no pl ИНФОРМ (thin substance written on):

paper

хартия f

carbonless paper

хартия, непозволяваща копиране

on paper

на книга

on paper

на теория

paper feed

подаване на хартията

paper hat

хартиена шапка

paper jam

смачкване на хартията

paper length

дължина на (лист) хартия

paper track

път на хартията

paper tray

касета за зареждане на хартия

paper weight

височина на (лист) хартия

paper width

широчина на (лист) хартия

two-part paper

двупластова хартия

to commit sth to paper

записвам нщ

to get sth down on paper

написвам [o. записвам] нщ

2. paper (newspaper):

paper

вестник м

daily paper

ежедневник

3. paper (wallpaper):

paper

тапет м

4. paper no pl:

paper (official documents in general)

документи м мн за самоличност

paper (set of exam questions)

тест м

shipping papers ТЪРГ

транспортни документи

5. paper ТЪРГ:

marketable paper

търгуема полица

marketable paper

ценна книга

trade paper

търговска полица

6. paper ФИН:

paper debts

дълг по менителница

7. paper (essay) УНИ:

paper

писмена работа

paper

доклад м

term paper

курсова работа

II.paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] ГЛАГ прх

paper

облепвам с тапети

едноезични примери (не са проверени от PONS редакцията)

английски

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

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

www.latimes.com

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

www.care2.com

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

www.thestar.com

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

The state's army and police have revealed themselves to be little more than a paper tiger.

foreignpolicy.com

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

This is what a paper tiger has done.

www.dnaindia.com

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

www.voanews.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