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mudslinging

Latvian translation: nopulgošana, apmelošana, nomelnošana

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English term or phrase:mudslinging
Latvian translation:nopulgošana, apmelošana, nomelnošana

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18:56 Mar 17, 2009
English to Latvian translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
English term or phrase: mudslinging
Definition from The Washington Post:
A personal attack made by one candidate or campaign against another.

Example sentence(s):
  • Mudslinging goes wrong when it is used indiscriminately and becomes noise that few listen to and most condemn. Mudslinging
  • This year hasn't seen that level of mudslinging, but the tone of the race is undeniably more negative than in the states that came earlier on the calendar. CBS News
  • Enough political mudslinging can lead to a candidate dropping out of the race, especially if his or her family is being viciously attacked. Political mudslinging can become so ugly that is can cause a potential nominee to lose favor with his or her political party. WiseGEEK
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nopulgošana, apmelošana, nomelnošana
Definition:
Patiesas vai nepatiesas negatīvas informācijas par personas vai personām izplatīšana, ar nolūku pasliktināt personu reputāciju.
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3 +2nopulgošana, apmelošana, nomelnošana
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nopulgošana, apmelošana, nomelnošana


Definition from own experience or research:
Patiesas vai nepatiesas negatīvas informācijas par personas vai personām izplatīšana, ar nolūku pasliktināt personu reputāciju.

Example sentence(s):
  • Vienai daļai tā ir kolēģu nopulgošana, nereti kas pat pāraug līdz savstarpējiem apvainojumiem uz likuma pārkāpuma robežas. - Jūrmalas nedēļa  
  • Kalvītis uzskata, ka šī nomelnošanas kampaņa ir politiskā cīņa, kurā tiek lietoti visi iespējamie līdzekļi. - Easyget.lv;Kalvītis: Zatlera nomelnoša  

Explanation:
"Nopulgošana" ir mazliet arhaisks vārds, "apmelošana" - pārāk vispārēja rakstura, bet "nomelnošana" atbilst gan definīcijai, gan tam ir atbilstoša emocionālā nokrāsa.
Ineta Dāboliņa
Latvia
Local time: 23:56
Native speaker of: Native in LatvianLatvian
PRO pts in category: 8

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Vi Pukite: nomelnošana
4 hrs
Yes  Dzintars Skarbovskis: Piekrītu, ka nomelnošana der vislabāk.
38 days
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