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his bark is worse than his bite

Arabic translation: ينبح ولا يعض/أسمع جعجعة ولا أرى طحنا

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English term or phrase:	his bark is worse than his bite
Arabic translation:	ينبح ولا يعض/أسمع جعجعة ولا أرى طحنا
Entered by:	Nadia Ayoub

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16:24 Jan 20, 2011

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English term or phrase: his bark is worse than his bite

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atefwasfy KudoZ activity Questions: 351 (10 open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 74
Local time: 00:41

ينبح ولا يعض/أسمع جعجعة ولا أرى طحنا

Explanation:
http://www.atida.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4074

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-20 18:08:31 GMT)
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sometimes: الكلب الذي ينبح لا يعض

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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 00:41

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Summary of answers provided

4 +6

ينبح ولا يعض/أسمع جعجعة ولا أرى طحنا

Nadia Ayoub

5 +2

يقول ما لايفعل، جعجاع، يوعِدُ ولا يوقِعُ، يَعِدُ ولا يُنْجِزُ، كثير الكلام قليل الفعال

Ahmed Badawy

4 +2

من كثر لغطه , قل فعله

Morano El-Kholy

أَسمَعُ جَعْجَعَةً ولا أَرى طِحْناً

wafadz

/لا يتبع تهديداته بالتنفيذ/ليس مؤذيا بقدر ما يوحي كلامه بذلك

Mona Abdel Rahman

يتكلم كثيرا و لا يفعل شيئا

einass

يقفأ العين و لا يقتل الصيد

TAKOAS

Answers

18 mins confidence:

يتكلم كثيرا و لا يفعل شيئا

Explanation:
يتكلم كثيرا و لا يفعل شيئا

einass
Local time: 00:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 56

27 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

من كثر لغطه , قل فعله

Explanation:
من كثر كلامه , قل فعاله

Morano El-Kholy
Local time: 00:41
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

ينبح ولا يعض/أسمع جعجعة ولا أرى طحنا

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 00:41
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 178

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Thank you

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

يقول ما لايفعل، جعجاع، يوعِدُ ولا يوقِعُ، يَعِدُ ولا يُنْجِزُ، كثير الكلام قليل الفعال

Explanation:
إنسان لا يفي بكلامه أو بوعوده

وفي العامية نقول (الكلام سهل بس الفعل صعب أو مو شاطر الا بالكلام)
وغيرها من الاصطلاحات التي تفيد عدم الوفاء والعمل بما يتشدق بقوله

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-01-20 18:54:05 GMT)
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وفي القول المعني نقد لها اقتراحات أخري، مثل:
كثير النباح قليل الفعل أو العمل أو البركة أو الصيد أو العض، كثير الصياح قليل الإفصاح أو الإرجاح أو النجاح

Ahmed Badawy
Local time: 00:41
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 24

18 hrs confidence:

/لا يتبع تهديداته بالتنفيذ/ليس مؤذيا بقدر ما يوحي كلامه بذلك

Explanation:
it's an idiom to mean "if someone's bark is worse than their bite, they are not as unpleasant as they seem, and their actions are not as bad as their threats"

Mona Abdel Rahman
Egypt
Local time: 00:41
Native speaker of: Arabic

21 hrs confidence:

يقفأ العين و لا يقتل الصيد

Explanation:
I admit the context is slightly different.....

TAKOAS
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:41
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French
PRO pts in category: 4

1 day8 hrs confidence:

أَسمَعُ جَعْجَعَةً ولا أَرى طِحْناً

Explanation:
وجدت مثلا عربيا يكافئ في نظري المثل الانجليزي:

أَسمَعُ جَعْجَعَةً ولا أَرى طِحْناً
وهو في نفس السياق
بااتوفيق ان شاء الله

wafadz
Local time: 23:41
Native speaker of:

Arabic

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Jan 27, 2011 - Changes made by Nadia Ayoub:
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Arabic translation: ينبح ولا يعض/أسمع جعجعة ولا أرى طحنا

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