Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Mucho ruido y pocas nueces.»
¿Cómo se dice «Mucho ruido y pocas nueces» en inglés? All talk and no action.
Word for word
Much noise and few nuts.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: All talk and no action.
Used to describe a situation or person that generates a lot of excitement or talk but delivers very little in reality. It's common when someone makes big promises with no follow-through.
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Hear it in a sentence
La presentación fue mucho ruido y pocas nueces; no dijeron nada concreto.
The presentation was all talk and no action; they said nothing concrete.
More Spanish sayings
- Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho. — Easier said than done.
- Miente más que habla. — He lies more than he talks.
- Después de la tormenta, viene la calma. — After the storm comes the calm.
- Las palabras se las lleva el viento. — Words are carried away by the wind — actions count.
- Quien mucho habla, poco dice. — Big talk, little substance.
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