(to) tub-thump

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00:54 Jun 10, 2020
English to Russian translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Journalism
Additional field(s): General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters, Slang
English term or phrase: (to) tub-thump
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 sentence(s):
  • 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
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Summary of translations provided
3 +1разглагольствовать, произносить напыщенные речи, поднимать шумиху, неистово спорить, +см. ниже
Nataliia Gorina
4пиарить
Maria Wiltshire


  

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
разглагольствовать, произносить напыщенные речи, поднимать шумиху, неистово спорить, +см. ниже


Definition from own experience or research:
произносить напыщенные речи, разглагольствовать
Адаптировано из https://classes.ru/dictionary-english-russian-Mueller-term-4...

шумно рекламировать; поднимать шумиху, шум
Адаптировано из https://1532.slovaronline.com/106788-tub-thumping

яростно, энергично, многословно защищать (кого-л. / что-л.), брызгать слюной
https://envoc.ru/dict/enru/tub-thump

Example sentence(s):
  • Босту было позволено в течение получаса напыщенно разглагольствовать, но по существу он так ничего и не сказал. - Джон Гришэм. Время про  
Nataliia Gorina
Ukraine
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 12

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Yes  Vladyslav Golovaty
473 days
  -> Дякую, Владиславе.
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11 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
пиарить


Definition from own experience or research:
Киностудии оплачивают перелет знаменитым актерам и режиссерам, чтобы пиарить новые фильмы трейлерами, не показанными ранее отрывками, а в некоторых случаях и самими отснятыми кинолентами.

Example sentence(s):
  • Но в отличие от последних предпочитают всячески пиарить свою позицию и пытаются привлечь на свою сторону влиятельных европейцев ― конечных покупателей газа, идущего транзитом через Украину. - Ruscorpora.ru (corpus-based dictionary)  
  • Сейчас наш отдел маркетинга пиарит новую линейку продуктов. - Wiktionary  

Explanation:
громко заявлять о чем-то, пропагандировать с особым напором
Maria Wiltshire
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:00
Native speaker of: Russian
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