chien qui aboie ne mord pas
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chien qui aboie ne mord pas
- \ʃjɛ̃ ki a.bwa nə mɔʁ pa\
- [ʃjɛ̃ ki a.bwa n̪ə mɔʁ̥ pa] France (Saint Maurice de Beynost)
- [ʃjɛ̃ ki a.bwa n̪ə mɔʁ pa] France (Toulouse)
Where it comes from
Composé de chien, aboyer et mordre.
phrase
- Se dit de quelqu’un qui fait beaucoup de menaces sans les mettre à exécution. On sait, dans tous les pays du monde, que chien qui aboie ne mord pas.
In English
- barking dogs seldom bite people who make threats rarely carry them out
- one's bark is worse than one's bite one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless
Talk about this word "chien qui aboie ne mord pas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/chien%20qui%20aboie%20ne%20mord%20pas. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. chien qui aboie ne mord pas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/chien%20qui%20aboie%20ne%20mord%20pas "chien qui aboie ne mord pas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/chien%20qui%20aboie%20ne%20mord%20pas.Cite this
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title = {chien qui aboie ne mord pas},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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