Dictionary

one's bark is worse than one's bite en · X

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) One acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless.

Relateds

barking dogs seldom bite · sell wolf tickets · all bark and no bite

Translations (22)

ro câinele care latră mult, mușcă rar (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · es perro que ladra no muerde (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · eo ŝelo estas pli malbona ol via mordo (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · de Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · cs pes, který štěká, nekouše (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · es perro ladrador, poco mordedor (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · sw mbwa abwekae haumi (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · gl can ladrador, pouco mordedor (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · pt cão que ladra não morde (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · fr chien qui aboie ne mord pas (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · ru ла́ющая соба́ка не куса́ет (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · hy հաչան շունը չի կծում (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · nl Blaffende honden bijten niet (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · pl pies, który dużo szczeka, nie gryzie (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · it cani che abbaia non morde (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · el σκύλος που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · cmn 善吠的狗很少咬人 (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · cmn 刀子嘴豆腐心 (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · lb Hënn, déi billen, bäissen net (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · ja 弱い犬ほどよく吠る (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · el σκυλί που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) · fi haukkuva koira ei pure (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless)