Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
ser un gigante con pies de barro
English translation:
to be a giant with feet of clay
Added to glossary by
Blanca González
Feb 12, 2005 17:42
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term
ser un gigante con pies de barro
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
you know, something that seems to be very strong or powerful but is really weak.
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Proposed translations
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| 4 +11 | to be a giant with feet of clay |
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| 5 +2 | god with clay feet/paper tiger |
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to be a giant with feet of clay
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-02-12 17:46:28 GMT)
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with the phrase \'feet of clay\' in the story and it was used centuries ago to describe an unexpected flaw or vulnerable point in the character of a hero or any ...
www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/38/messages/1572.html - 6k
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-02-12 17:46:28 GMT)
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with the phrase \'feet of clay\' in the story and it was used centuries ago to describe an unexpected flaw or vulnerable point in the character of a hero or any ...
www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/38/messages/1572.html - 6k
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JaneTranslates
: It´s from the Bible: Daniel 2:31-35. It was a statue, not a giant, but in figurative usage "giant" is fine.
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god with clay feet/paper tiger
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You can use either methafore to mean the same thing.
"People who like Dean because of his stand on the war realize that he truly is a
god with clay feet, that he has potentially self-destructive capacities on a ...
www.aberdeennews.com/mld/ charlotte/news/politics/7791713.htm - 37k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
Remember Me not by my achievements or accomplishments But also by my faults
and failures For no one can survive as a god with clay feet. ...
honestboy.tripod.com/remember.html - 3k - Cached - Similar pages
"People who like Dean because of his stand on the war realize that he truly is a
god with clay feet, that he has potentially self-destructive capacities on a ...
www.aberdeennews.com/mld/ charlotte/news/politics/7791713.htm - 37k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
Remember Me not by my achievements or accomplishments But also by my faults
and failures For no one can survive as a god with clay feet. ...
honestboy.tripod.com/remember.html - 3k - Cached - Similar pages
Comment: "Thank you very much. I have looked up your answers and the one given by David Brown, and his has more hits in Google. Anyhow, thank you very much. I've written them now for the future"
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