Jun 11, 2010 19:00
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Croatian term
mlaćenje prazne slame
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Poznavali smo se po našem radu i zajednica nas je poznavala jer se nismo bavili s ‘mlaćenjem prazne slame’ nego s uspješnim radom na promoviranju sloge naroda i kulture. Pažljivo se je biralo povjerljive osobe za odbor iz što više pokrajina da bi uspjeli doći do što većeg utjecaja i broja pomoćnika.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | talk for talk's sake |
Natasa Djurovic
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| 4 | to talk hot air |
Zdenka Ivkovcic
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| 4 | talk the talk but cannot walk the walk [for US] |
Lirka
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References
| piffle - futile talk |
Lingua 5B
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Proposed translations
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46 mins
Natasa Djurovic
Serbia
Serbia
Serbia
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Works in: English to Serbian, Serbian to English, English to Serbo-Croat, and 5 more.
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talk for talk's sake
Jos jedna opcija!
Kao i varijanta: Indulge in idle speech.
Kao i varijanta: Indulge in idle speech.
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Zdenka Ivkovcic
Croatia
Croatia
Native in Croatian
Croatia
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Native in: Croatian 
Works in: English to Croatian, Czech to Croatian, Slovenian to Croatian
to talk hot air
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Note added at 16 mins (2010-06-11 19:16:52 GMT)
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hot air
n
Informal empty and usually boastful talk
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hot air
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Note added at 16 mins (2010-06-11 19:16:52 GMT)
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hot air
n
Informal empty and usually boastful talk
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hot air
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Lirka
: can you provide a reference [newspaper article or the like] where this is used?
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4 hrs
talk the talk but cannot walk the walk [for US]
This is a standard expression in the US. A similar one would be 'all talk, no action'.
If you want a UK version, you can use 'all mouth, no trousers'.
But I really think that the US version fits your context extremely well :)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-06-11 23:12:44 GMT)
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http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/walk-the-walk.html
If you want a UK version, you can use 'all mouth, no trousers'.
But I really think that the US version fits your context extremely well :)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-06-11 23:12:44 GMT)
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http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/walk-the-walk.html
Reference comments
1 day 11 hrs
Reference:
piffle - futile talk
Main Entry: piffle
Part of Speech:noun
Definition: nonsense
Synonyms: balderdash, baloney, bull*, bunk, drivel, empty talk, foolishness, futile talk , gibberish, hogwash, hooey, hot air, jive, palaver, poppycock, prattle, rubbish, silliness, trash*, useless words
http://thesaurus.com/browse/futile talk
pif·fle (pfl)
intr.v. pif·fled, pif·fling, pif·fles
To talk or act feebly or futilely.
n.
Foolish or futile talk or ideas; nonsense.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/piffle
Part of Speech:noun
Definition: nonsense
Synonyms: balderdash, baloney, bull*, bunk, drivel, empty talk, foolishness, futile talk , gibberish, hogwash, hooey, hot air, jive, palaver, poppycock, prattle, rubbish, silliness, trash*, useless words
http://thesaurus.com/browse/futile talk
pif·fle (pfl)
intr.v. pif·fled, pif·fling, pif·fles
To talk or act feebly or futilely.
n.
Foolish or futile talk or ideas; nonsense.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/piffle
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