Jun 10, 2020 00:54
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English term
(to) tub-thump
GBK
English to Spanish
Social Sciences
Journalism
Definition from
Your Dictionary:
To argue for or promote something vigorously. From the
ancient show business custom of actors wandering the
streets banging on tubs and drums to draw an audience
together.
Example sentences:
To point this out is to invite irrational anger and abuse from the ranks of dog-whistling reactionaries, who like to tub-thump the lie that racial equality has, or should have, been achieved now that almost 26 years have passed since the advent of South Africa's deeply imperfect democracy. (CricBuzz)
Studios fly out stars and filmmakers to tub-thump new movies via trailers, never-before-seen footage, and in some cases, the finished films themselves. (Cinema Con)
Jean Chretien doesn’t ever need any help in crafting a political tub-thumper. He’s pretty good at that all on his own. (Ottawa Sun)
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 3 +2 | promover con bombo(s) y platillo(s) |
Mónica Algazi
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Change log
Jun 7, 2020 21:20: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Jun 10, 2020 00:54: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Jun 13, 2020 01:57: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"
Jun 20, 2020 01:54:
Jul 10, 2020 01:54:
Jul 10, 2020 10:54: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
+2
12 hrs
Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay
ATA-certified English-Spanish translator
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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100
Selected
promover con bombo(s) y platillo(s)
En América del Sur, se usa a menudo en plural (con bombos y platillos).
Definition from
Real Academia Española:
1. locs. susts. m. coloqs. Publicidad extrema con que se anuncia o presenta algo. Lo anunciaron con mucho bombo y platillo.
Example sentences:
Pasados los años, con bombo y platillo, se ha publicado la 23ª edición del Diccionario de la lengua española (DRAE), en todos los países hispanohablantes, después de una profunda revisión que ha durado trece años, en la que han trabajado muchísimas personas de todos los países concernidos. (Granada hoy)
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