crying wolf

ˈkraɪɪŋ ˌwʊlf
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Translation of crying wolf into German

Noun

1.

behavior

raising a false alarm
  • His constant crying wolf made people ignore real emergencies.Sein ständiges falscher Alarm ließ die Leute echte Notfälle ignorieren.
2.

deception

habit of lying about danger
  • Her crying wolf led to distrust among her friends.Ihre Panikmache führte zu Misstrauen unter ihren Freunden.
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Synonyms and analogies of crying wolf in English

n.false alarmdeceptionMore synonyms

Examples of crying wolf in a sentence

  • Crying wolf too often can lead to serious consequences.
  • The boy's crying wolf made everyone ignore his real calls for help.
  • Constant crying wolf can ruin one's credibility in serious situations.
cry wolf
kraɪ wʊlf
cried wolfcries wolf
Verbal expression

false alarm

to falsely claim that something bad is happening
  • He often cried wolf, and now no one believes him..Er hat oft falschen Alarm geschlagen, und jetzt glaubt ihm niemand mehr

Expressions with cry wolf: examples in English and translations in German

Schrei nicht gleich Wolf
Don't cry wolf again; we need to trust your warnings.

Translations of "crying wolf" in Context ordered by category and frequency

derfalscher Alarm

He's been crying wolf so often that nobody believes him anymore.

Er hat so oft falschen Alarm geschlagen, dass ihm niemand mehr glaubt.

After years of crying wolf about fake threats, nobody believes his warnings anymore.

Nach Jahren, in denen er ständig falschen Alarm schlug, glaubt niemand mehr seine Warnungen.

ein heulender Wolf

He is like a crying wolf tonight

Er wird heute Nacht wie ein heulender Wolf

He's crying wolf.

Er ist ein heulender Wolf.

derFehlalarm

On that Day you will know where you stand with Me, and you will have your answer to your scornful remarks, 'She's just crying wolf again.'

An jenem Tag werdet ihr wissen, wo ihr bei Mir steht und ihr werdet die Antwort auf eure spöttische Bemerkung... 'Sie gibt einfach wieder einen Fehlalarm ab' bekommen.

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crying wolf: Examples and translations in context

Neighbors say he is always crying wolf about burglars sneaking around at night.

Die Nachbarn sagen, er schlage ständig falschen Alarm wegen angeblicher Einbrecher in der Nacht.

The security guard keeps crying wolf, so staff ignore the emergency announcements now.

Der Sicherheitsmann schlägt ständig falschen Alarm, deshalb ignoriert das Personal inzwischen die Durchsagen.

Politicians crying wolf about imaginary crises make it harder to address real problems.

Politiker, die wegen eingebildeter Krisen falschen Alarm schlagen, erschweren die Lösung echter Probleme.

She was always crying wolf about stalkers, so police stopped responding to her calls.

Sie schlug ständig falschen Alarm wegen angeblicher Stalker, daher reagierte die Polizei irgendwann nicht mehr.

If we keep crying wolf about minor issues, management will ignore real dangers.

Wenn wir wegen Kleinigkeiten weiter falschen Alarm schlagen, wird die Geschäftsleitung echte Gefahren ignorieren.

The manager warned against crying wolf about project delays unnecessarily.

Der Manager warnte davor, unnötig falschen Alarm wegen Projektverzögerungen zu schlagen.

He's crying wolf and you're buying it.

Er schlägt falschen Alarm und du fällst darauf rein.

If the media keeps crying wolf about every rumor, people stop taking dangers seriously.

Wenn die Medien bei jedem Gerücht falschen Alarm schlagen, nehmen die Leute Gefahren nicht mehr ernst.

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