barking dogs seldom bite

proverb

People who make threats rarely carry them out.

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Meanings

proverb

alternative a barking dog never bites · alternative a barking dog seldom bites · alternative barking dogs never bite

  1. People who make threats rarely carry them out.

Translations

Arabic الكِلَابُ النَّابِحَةُ نَادِرًا مَا تَعَضّ
  • الكِلَابُ النَّابِحَةُ نَادِرًا مَا تَعَضّ (al-kilābu an-nābiḥatu nādiran mā taʕaḍḍ)people who make threats rarely carry them out
Basque zakur zaunkaria nekez hozkaria
  • zakur zaunkaria nekez hozkariapeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Catalan gos que lladra, no mossega
  • gos que lladra, no mossegapeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Chinese Mandarin 刀子嘴豆腐心, 善吠的狗很少咬人
  • 刀子嘴豆腐心 (dāozi zuǐ dòufu xīn)people who make threats rarely carry them out
  • 善吠的狗很少咬人 (shàn fèi-de gǒu hěn shǎo yǎo rén)people who make threats rarely carry them out
Czech pes, který štěká, nekouše
  • pes, který štěká, nekoušepeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Danish gøende hunde bider sjældent
  • gøende hunde bider sjældentpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Dutch blaffende honden bijten niet
  • blaffende honden bijten nietpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Esperanto bojanta hundo ne mordas, ne ĉio batas, kio tondras
  • bojanta hundo ne mordaspeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • ne ĉio batas, kio tondraspeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • kiu multe parolas, ne multe faraspeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Finnish haukkuva koira ei pure
  • haukkuva koira ei purepeople who make threats rarely carry them out
French chien qui aboie ne mord pas
  • chien qui aboie ne mord paspeople who make threats rarely carry them out
German Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht
  • Hunde, die bellen, beißen nichtpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Greek σκύλος που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει, σκυλί που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει
  • σκύλος που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει (skýlos pou gavgízei den dagkónei)people who make threats rarely carry them out
  • σκυλί που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει (skylí pou gavgízei den dagkónei)people who make threats rarely carry them out
Hungarian amelyik kutya ugat, az nem harap
  • amelyik kutya ugat, az nem harappeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Italian can che abbaia non morde, cane che abbaia non morde
  • can che abbaia non mordepeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • cane che abbaia non mordepeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Japanese 弱い犬ほどよく吠る, 能無し犬の高吠え
  • 弱い犬ほどよく吠る (yowai inu hodo yoku hoeru)people who make threats rarely carry them out
  • 能無し犬の高吠え (nōnashi inu no takaboe)people who make threats rarely carry them out
Korean 짖는 개는 물지 않는다
  • 짖는 개는 물지 않는다 (jinneun gaeneun mulji anneunda)people who make threats rarely carry them out
Latin canis sine dentibus vehementius lātrat
  • canis sine dentibus vehementius lātratpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Malay انجيڠ مڽالق تق مڠݢيݢيت, هاريماو برتمڤيق تق مماکن اورڠ
  • انجيڠ مڽالق تق مڠݢيݢيتpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • هاريماو برتمڤيق تق مماکن اورڠpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • هاريماو مندرم تق منڠکڤpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • هاريماو مڠاءوم جارڠ منڠکڤpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • anjing menyalak tak menggigitpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • harimau bertempik tak memakan orangpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • harimau menderam tak menangkappeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • harimau mengaum jarang menangkappeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Polish pies, co bardzo szczeka, nie bardzo kąsa, krowa, która dużo ryczy, mało mleka daje
  • pies, co bardzo szczeka, nie bardzo kąsapeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • krowa, która dużo ryczy, mało mleka dajepeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Portuguese cão que ladra não morde, cão que late não morde
  • cão que ladra não mordepeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • cão que late não mordepeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Romanian câinele care latră nu mușcă
  • câinele care latră nu mușcăpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Russian ла́ющая соба́ка не куса́ет
  • ла́ющая соба́ка не куса́ет (lájuščaja sobáka ne kusájet)people who make threats rarely carry them out
Spanish perro ladrador, poco mordedor, perro que ladra no muerde
  • perro ladrador, poco mordedorpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • perro que ladra no muerdepeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Swedish skällande hund bits inte
  • skällande hund bits intepeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Tagalog ang asong kahol nang kahol ay hindi nangangagat, ang asong tahol nang tahol ay hindi nangangagat
  • ang asong kahol nang kahol ay hindi nangangagatpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • ang asong tahol nang tahol ay hindi nangangagatpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Tamil குரைக்கும் நாய் கடிக்காது
  • குரைக்கும் நாய் கடிக்காது (kuraikkum nāy kaṭikkātu)people who make threats rarely carry them out
Thai หมาเห่าไม่กัด
  • หมาเห่าไม่กัด (mǎa hào mâi gàt)people who make threats rarely carry them out
Turkish havlayan köpek ısırmaz
  • havlayan köpek ısırmazpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
Vietnamese chó sủa là chó không cắn, thùng rỗng kêu to
  • chó sủa là chó không cắnpeople who make threats rarely carry them out
  • thùng rỗng kêu topeople who make threats rarely carry them out
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