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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWalk the walk
/wɔːk ðə wɔːk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To fulfill one's promises, commitments, or assertions through active, visible deeds rather than just speaking about them.
"If the company wants to claim it values sustainability, leadership needs to walk the walk." - 2
To demonstrate competence, integrity, or capability through actual performance rather than boasting.
"He always brags about his crisis management skills, but now it is time for him to walk the walk."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the popular 20th-century American idiom 'talk the talk and walk the walk,' contrasting mere verbal assertions with physical action and execution. The phrase draws on the literal act of walking as a metaphor for making real progress and fulfilling promises through behavior rather than rhetoric.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Walk the walk" is said worldwide
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joindre le geste à la parole
Transliteration: zhwndr lə zhɛst a la parɔl
"Il est facile de parler, mais il faut joindre le geste à la parole."
Taten sprechen lassen
Transliteration: taːtn ˈʃprɛxn ˈlasn
"Es reicht nicht nur Versprechen zu geben, man muss Taten sprechen lassen."
passare ai fatti
Transliteration: pasˈsare ai ˈfatti
"Ora basta con le promesse, bisogna passare ai fatti."
pasar de las palabras a los hechos
Transliteration: paˈsar de las paˈlaβras a los ˈeTos
"Es hora de pasar de las palabras a los hechos en este proyecto."
passar das palavras à prática
Transliteration: paˈsaɾ das paˈlavɾɐz a ˈpɾatika
"Precisamos passar das palavras à prática para ver resultados."
करके दिखाना
Transliteration: karke dikhana
"सिर्फ बातें करना काफ़ी नहीं है, आपको करके दिखाना होगा।"
付诸行动
Transliteration: fù zhū xíng dòng
"我们不能只喊口号，必须要付诸行动。"
행동으로 옮기다
Transliteration: haengdongeuro omgida
"말만 하지 말고 행동으로 옮겨야 합니다."
行動で示す
Transliteration: kōdō de shimesu
"口で言うだけでなく、行動で示すことが重要だ。"
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