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pabertiiger

1 substantive

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.06.2025

Meanings

(riigi, armee vm kohta, mis tundub ohtlik ja ähvardav, aga mis tegelikku jõudu ei oma)

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Usage examples
  • Putini eesmärk oli näidata idaliitlastele, et NATO on pabertiiger, ja Lääne sõpradele, et võitlemine on asjatu.

Word forms

Inflection Type 2e

pabertiiger pabertiigrid
pabertiigri pabertiigrite
pabertiigrit pabertiigreid

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