But it excited much discontent in sabre-rattling court circles which regarded Austrophilia as the most un-French of diplomatic perversions.
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Sabre-rattling
Synonyms for "sabre-rattling"
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17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
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19 translations across 15 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- бра́зганне збро́яй noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
Bulgarian
1 entries- дръ́нкане на оръ́жие noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 炫耀武力 noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
- 耀武揚威 /耀武扬威 noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
Dutch
2 entries- sabelgekletter noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
- wapengekletter noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
Finnish
2 entries- sapelinkalistelu noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
- sapelinkalistelu noun (figuratively: any threat)
French
1 entries- bruits de bottes noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
German
2 entries- Säbelrasseln noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
- Säbelrasseln noun (figuratively: any threat)
Hungarian
1 entries- kardcsörtetés noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
Italian
1 entries- tintinnar(e) di sciabole noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
Japanese
1 entries- 威嚇的な武力 noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
Polish
1 entries- pobrzękiwanie szabelką noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
Russian
1 entries- бряца́ние ору́жием noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
Spanish
1 entries- ruido de sables noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
Swedish
1 entries- sabelskrammel noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
Ukrainian
1 entries- брязкоті́ння збро́єю noun (display of military power as an implied threat)
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