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въздухарски (обещания)

English translation: empty/frivulous promises

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Bulgarian term or phrase:въздухарски (обещания)
English translation:empty/frivulous promises
Entered by: Veta Anton

22:02 May 13, 2010
Bulgarian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management
Bulgarian term or phrase: въздухарски (обещания)
Управителят даде въздухарски обещания (hollow promises?) на служителите си за повишение на заплатите, за да замаже положението.
Veta Anton
empty promises
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bozhana
Canada
Local time: 22:03
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Thanx!
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5 +5empty promises
bozhana
4frivolous promises
Emilia Delibasheva


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
empty promises


Explanation:
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bozhana
Canada
Local time: 22:03
Native speaker of: Bulgarian
Grading comment
Thanx!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanx for the helpful answer!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Petar Tsanev
4 hrs
agree  Andrei Vrabtchev
6 hrs
agree  Denka Momkova
9 hrs
agree  Krakrau
10 hrs
agree  James McVay
1 day 2 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
frivolous promises


Explanation:
" Even if you have value statements, they're only frivolous promises without the
evidence to support that what you say is true."

"And I protest against such frivolous promises being held out to a suffering people."


Emilia Delibasheva
Local time: 05:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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Asker: Thanx for the helpful answer!

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