"colosse aux pieds d'argile" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kɔ.lɔs o pje d‿aʁ.ʒil/ Forms: colosse aux pieds d’ argile [canonical, masculine], colosses aux pieds d’argile [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} colosse aux pieds d’argile m (plural colosses aux pieds d’argile)
  1. (figuratively) a colossus with feet of clay, a giant with feet of clay Tags: figuratively Related terms: tigre de papier (english: paper tiger)
    Sense id: en-colosse_aux_pieds_d'argile-fr-noun-LoaV6ITF Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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