he can talk the talk, but he can't walk the walk

French translation: Les grands diseurs ne sont pas les grands faiseurs

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English term or phrase:he can talk the talk, but he can't walk the walk
French translation:Les grands diseurs ne sont pas les grands faiseurs
Entered by: Richard Genest

22:28 Apr 2, 2003
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: he can talk the talk, but he can't walk the walk
Généralités
Patrick Courbin
Local time: 17:59
Les grands diseurs ne sont pas les grands faiseurs
Explanation:
Petit Robert. Au Québec, c'est devenu "grand parleur, petit faiseur".
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Richard Genest
Grading comment
Mais c'est bien sûr! Merci
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Les grands diseurs ne sont pas les grands faiseurs
Richard Genest
4Il parle beaucoup, agit peu
Jean-Luc Dumont
3Dire et faire sont deux
marinagil


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Les grands diseurs ne sont pas les grands faiseurs


Explanation:
Petit Robert. Au Québec, c'est devenu "grand parleur, petit faiseur".

Richard Genest
PRO pts in pair: 9
Grading comment
Mais c'est bien sûr! Merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chaplin
9 mins

agree  Will Matter: nice idiom!
14 mins

agree  niort57
34 mins
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Dire et faire sont deux


Explanation:
OU
Faire et dire sont deux choses

marinagil
Brazil
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 10
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Il parle beaucoup, agit peu


Explanation:
Ses paroles ne se traduisent pas par des actes/actions

il ne sait pas traduire ses paroles par des actions

si on parle d'une personne



Jean-Luc Dumont
France
Local time: 00:59
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 2872
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