shroud-waving

Czech translation: vytloukaní politického kapitálu, hraní s politickými /národnostními, etc./ kartami, politické vydírání

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English term or phrase:shroud-waving
Czech translation:vytloukaní politického kapitálu, hraní s politickými /národnostními, etc./ kartami, politické vydírání
Entered by: vierama

07:15 May 7, 2011
English to Czech translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / výzkum/průzkum
English term or phrase: shroud-waving
Fractionalisation and internal politics encourages conflict, “shroud-waving” and lack of consensus
Katerina Kubesova
Local time: 19:24
vytloukat politický kapitál, hrát /politickými, národnostními/ kartami
Explanation:
the use of sad or frightening events or figures to draw attention to issues or to get a political advantage

making political capital from disasters: the calculated use of distressing events or statistics to publicize issues or gain political advantage ( slang )

when people, especially doctors or politicians, publicly criticize the quality of medical care in the British National Health Service, in order to make the government provide more money for it


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nie kartami, ale kartama
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vierama
Local time: 19:24
Grading comment
jde přesně o třetí možnost ve vysvětlení. díky.



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3vytloukat politický kapitál, hrát /politickými, národnostními/ kartami
vierama


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vytloukat politický kapitál, hrát /politickými, národnostními/ kartami


Explanation:
the use of sad or frightening events or figures to draw attention to issues or to get a political advantage

making political capital from disasters: the calculated use of distressing events or statistics to publicize issues or gain political advantage ( slang )

when people, especially doctors or politicians, publicly criticize the quality of medical care in the British National Health Service, in order to make the government provide more money for it


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Note added at 1 hr (2011-05-07 09:03:15 GMT)
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nie kartami, ale kartama

vierama
Local time: 19:24
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
Grading comment
jde přesně o třetí možnost ve vysvětlení. díky.
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