They view America as a paper tiger (= something that seems powerful or dangerous but is not really).
The zookeeper was mauled to death by a tiger.
A tiger was often seen prowling around the village.
a tiger-print skirt
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
Tiger — Tiger … Deutsch Wörterbuch
Tiger — Bengaltiger (Panthera tigris tigris) Systematik Ordnung: Raubtiere (Carnivora) Überfamilie: Katzenartige (Feloidea) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tiger II — mit dem seltenen Porscheturm 1944 in Frankreich Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B „Tiger II“ Allgemeine Eigenschaften … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tiger — Ti ger, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tiger — (homonymie) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Tiger est le mot qui signifie tigre dans plusieurs langues. Sommaire 1 Aéronautique 2 Informatique … Wikipédia en Français
TIGER — oder auch Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing ist ein Datenformat, welches vom United States Census Bureau zum Beschreiben von Landattributen wie Straßen, Zugstrecken, Gebäude, Flüsse und Seen sowie in anderen Bereichen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tiger S — born Sarah May Pearce (born in 1981 in Tiger Bay) is a Welsh singer songwriter, who is an ex member of the group So Solid Crew.[1] She was on their song Ride Wid Us, which reached No 19 on the UK Singles Chart. She was co writer of Romeo Dunn… … Wikipedia
tiger — [tī′gər] n. pl. tigers or tiger [ME tygre < OE tiger & OFr tigre, both < L tigris < Gr < Iran tigra , sharp < IE base * (s)teig > STICK] 1. a large, fierce Asian cat (Panthera tigris), having a tawny coat striped with black 2.… … English World dictionary
Tiger — Sm std. (12. Jh., Form 17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Gekürzt aus älterem tigertier, mhd. tigertier n., ahd. tigirtior, tigritior n., das entlehnt ist aus l. tigris m./f., das über gr. tígris f. auf ein iranisches Wort (avest. tiƴraii Pfeil ) zurückgeht.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Tiger Ty — Shannara character First appearance The Elf Queen of Shannara Information Nickname(s) Elf Species … Wikipedia
Tiger — Tiger, GA U.S. town in Georgia Population (2000): 316 Housing Units (2000): 161 Land area (2000): 0.822521 sq. miles (2.130320 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.822521 sq. miles (2.130320 sq. km) … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
