Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
can che abbaia non morde
English translation:
His bark is bigger/worse than his bite
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Ernestine Shargool
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-11-16 19:54:11 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Nov 13, 2010 19:35
13 yrs ago
Italian term
can che abbaia non morde
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I'm translation some sayings, but I really can't find an equivalent for this.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +7 | His bark is bigger than his bite |
Ernestine Shargool
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| 4 +2 | barking dogs seldom bite |
meirs
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| 4 | barking dog never bites |
Daniel Frisano
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Change log
Nov 14, 2010 12:25: Emanuela Galdelli changed "Term asked" from "can che abbaia non morde/ " to "can che abbaia non morde"
Nov 16, 2010 20:06: Ernestine Shargool changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/0">'s</a> old entry - "can che abbaia non morde"" to ""His bark is bigger than his bite""
Proposed translations
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Ernestine Shargool
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Italian term (edited):
can che abbaia non morde/
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His bark is bigger than his bite
This is the first one that comes to mind...
Explanation at the link below, I think it fits in
http://www.clichesite.com/content.asp?which=tip 2254
Explanation at the link below, I think it fits in
http://www.clichesite.com/content.asp?which=tip 2254
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+2
4 mins
barking dogs seldom bite
or "never bite"
Peer comment(s):
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R.C. (X)
10 hrs
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TNX - The big question is if the dogs know that too :-)
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Wendy Streitparth
: Yes, I know it as barking dogs don't bite
16 hrs
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6 mins
Daniel Frisano
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Italian term (edited):
can che abbaia non morde/
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