Provençal expression

es uno galino bagnado

Character

Literal translation

he is a wet hen

Meaning

he's a coward, a wet hen

Explanation

Said of a fearful person lacking courage: a wet hen.

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Faire figuroto stand out, clash with the rest Faire gambeto/cambetoto trip someone up vèi tout en negrehe sees everything in a negative light fai d'uno mousco un tavanhe makes a mountain out of a molehill Faire la bèboto pout, sulk se fai de mountagno de touthe makes a big deal out of everything