English
Etymology
From Matthew 7:15: “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves” (KJV).
Pronunciation
Noun
wolf in sheep's clothing
- (idiomatic) A person or other performer of actions which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.
Translations
a disguised danger
- Albanian: ujk me lëkurë qengji
- Belarusian: воўк у авечай шкуры m (voŭk u avječaj škury)
- Chechen: кан хийцина борз (kan xiı̇cina borz)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 披著羊皮的狼 (zh) (pī zhe yángpí de láng) (literal borrowing), 笑裡藏刀／笑里藏刀 (zh) (xiàolǐcángdāo), 笑里藏刀 (zh) (xiàolǐcángdāo) (a dagger hidden in smiles)
- Czech: vlk v rouše beránčím
- Dutch: wolf in schaapskleren m
- Finnish: susi lampaan vaatteissa
- French: un loup déguisé en agneau, un loup déguisé en brebis, un loup déguisé en mouton
- Georgian: მგელი ცხვრის ტყავში (mgeli cxvris ṭq̇avši)
- German: Wolf im Schafspelz m
- Greek: λύκος εις δέρμα προβάτου (lýkos eis dérma provátou), λύκος ντυμένος πρόβατο (lýkos ntyménos próvato)
- Icelandic: úlfur í sauðargæru (is), úlfur undir sauðargæru (is)
- Indonesian: serigala berbulu domba
- Italian: lupo travestito da agnello m
- Japanese: 猫被り (ja) (ねこかぶり, nekokaburi) (pretending to be a cat)
- Korean: 내숭 (naesung)
- Kyrgyz: кой терисин жамынган карышкыр (koy terisin jamıngan karışkır)
- Latin: lupus in vestimentum ovium m
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- Latvian: vilks aitas ādā m
- Lithuanian: vilkas avies kailyje m
- Malagasy: amboadia mitafy hodi-janak' ondry (mg)
- Malay: musang berbulu ayam, serigala berbulu domba
- Norwegian: ulv i fåreklær (no)
- Persian: گرگ در لباس میش (gorg dar lebâs-e miš)
- Polish: wilk w owczej skórze (pl) m
- Portuguese: lobo em pele de cordeiro
- Romanian: lup îmbrăcat în piele de oaie
- Russian: волк в ове́чьей шку́ре (ru) m (volk v ovéčʹjej škúre)
- Scottish Gaelic: an sionnach ann an craiceann na caorach m
- Serbo-Croatian: vuk u ovčjoj koži, vuk u janjećoj koži
- Slovene: volk v ovčji koži m
- Spanish: un lobo con piel de cordero, lobo con piel de oveja, lobo disfrazado de cordero
- Swedish: ulv i fårakläder (sv)
- Telugu: మేక వన్నె పులి (mēka vanne puli)
- Udmurt: вылаз—ыжку, пушказ—кион (vylaz—yžku, puškaz—kion)
- Ukrainian: вовк в овечій шкурі m (vovk v ovečij škuri)
- Vietnamese: sói đội lốt cừu, miệng nam mô bụng một bồ dao găm
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