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1 tiger
noun1) (Zool.) Tiger, derpaper tiger — (fig.) Papiertiger, der
2) (fierce or energetic person) Kämpfernatur, die* * *feminine - tigress; noun(a large wild animal of the cat family, with a striped coat.) der/die Tiger(in)* * *ti·ger[ˈtaɪgəʳ, AM -ɚ]n Tiger m▶ to have a \tiger by the tail vor einer unerwartet schwierigen Situation stehen* * *['taɪgə(r)]nTiger m* * *tiger [ˈtaıɡə(r)] s1. pl -gers, besonders koll -ger ZOOL Tiger m:American tiger Jaguar m;get off the tiger(’s back) umg aus dem Schlamassel herauskommen;have a tiger by the tail umg sich etwas Schönes eingebrockt haben;3. fig Kämpfernatur f (Person)4. HIST Br sl livrierter Diener, Page m* * *noun1) (Zool.) Tiger, derpaper tiger — (fig.) Papiertiger, der
2) (fierce or energetic person) Kämpfernatur, die* * *n.
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