A person who is arrogantly self-important or pompous, worthy of mockery rather than genuine respect; someone regarded as a minor or insignificant figure who behaves as though deserving of reverence.
A petty or small-scale leader or idol who is treated with undue admiration or deference.
2.
generalderogatorydated
A figure or object venerated superficially or mistakenly as powerful or authoritative despite lacking real significance or substance.
Examples:
EN: Maybe you are a legend- a tin god. You know what you are to me?
ES: Quizás seas una leyenda, un ídolo.
EN: You all make a little tin god of that Stahlman.
ES: Convertís a ese Stahlman en un pequeño dios de hojalata.
EN: Do you people know what your tin god is up to?
ES: ¿Saben lo que está planeando su jefe?
EN: We got a message for your little tin god.
ES: Tenemos un mensaje para su pequeño dios de hojalata.
EN: You're a little tin god, aren't you?
ES: Eres un falso dios, ¿no?
EN: This makes 436 times I've looked at this little tin god, waiting for the verdict, always knowing what the answer will be.
ES: He mirado 436 veces este cacharro, esperando el veredicto, sabiendo siempre cual es la respuesta.
EN: Just say she's attractive, and there was a lot of moonlight, and- and I'm no tin god.
ES: Ella es atractiva, la luna brillaba... y yo sólo soy de carne y hueso.
EN: He listens to you like you were a tin god.
ES: Te escucha como si fueras Dios.
EN: He's a spoiled baby masquerading as a little tin god.
ES: Es un crío disfrazado de Dios.
EN: This makes 436 times I've looked at this little tin god, waiting for the verdict, always knowing what the answer will be.
ES: He mirado 436 veces este cacharro, esperando el veredicto, sabiendo siempre cual es la respuesta.
EN: Just say she's attractive, and there was a lot of moonlight, and- and I'm no tin god.
ES: Ella es atractiva, la luna brillaba... y yo sólo soy de carne y hueso.
EN: He listens to you like you were a tin god.
ES: Te escucha como si fueras Dios.
EN: He's a spoiled baby masquerading as a little tin god.
ES: Es un crío disfrazado de Dios.
EN: She thinks I'm her husband's pal, and she can't believe her husband's pal would be any less of a tin god than he was.
ES: Cree que soy el amigo de su esposo, ...y no puede creer que ese amigo de su esposo no sea un semi dios como lo era él.
EN: Deb wouldn't go for it. I told you, Jim was a tin god.
ES: Deb no se lo tragaría, ya te lo he dicho, Jim era un semi dios.
EN: What are you supposed to be, a little tin god?
ES: ¿Qué se supone que es, un pequeño dios de hojalata?
EN: I don't go for the paper hat and the tin god.
ES: Yo no valgo para las espadas de juguete.
EN: I know how he feels about your little tin god on a mantelpiece.
ES: sé lo que siente por Ud un pequeño ídolo de barro sobre la chimenea!