Translations for „claptrap“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . strap [stræp] N

strap

correia f

strap

tira f

strap of dress

alça f

II . strap <-pp-> [stræp] VB trans

strap

prender com correia, tira, etc.

to strap sth onto sth

prender a. c. em a. c.

I . clamor [ˈklæmər] N Am, clamour [-məʳ] N Brit

clamor

clamor m

II . clamor [ˈklæmər] N Am, clamour [-məʳ] VB intr

to clamor for sth

clamar por a. c.

I . clamp [klæmp] N ARCHIT

clamp

braçadeira f

II . clamp [klæmp] VB trans

1. clamp (fasten together):

clamp

prender

2. clamp Brit (immobilize a vehicle):

to clamp a car

travar a roda de um carro (com um jacaré)

claret [ˈklerət, Brit ˈklær-] N (wine)

claret

clarete m

claret

vinho m tinto leve

I . clasp [klæsp, Brit klɑːsp] N

clasp

fecho m

clasp

aperto m

II . clasp [klæsp, Brit klɑːsp] VB trans (grip)

clasp

agarrar

to clasp sb in one's arms

abraçar alguém com força

clam up <-mm-> VB intr

clam up

ficar de bico calado

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I also wasn't 100 per cent convinced by the cultural claptrap being thrown around in this opening ep.

www.smh.com.au

All the catchy slogans and mighty ideas of humanity and compassion seem nothing but claptrap.

nation.com.pk

This troll takes a different name every other day but always spouts the same baseless, poorly phrased vitriolic claptrap.

religion.blogs.cnn.com

It's simple supply-and-demand stuff - charge more and fewer people will buy it - and those who say otherwise are the ones talking economic claptrap.

www.stuff.co.nz

And forget all the economic diversification claptrap, unless that's only shorthand for changing full-time work into part-time scavenging.

calgaryherald.com

But then, nor have those who rubbished these gloomy prophecies as elitist claptrap been able to irrefutably disprove them.

www.firstpost.com

No mindless claptrap or mangled mutterings on inequality, infrastructure and national identity for him.

www.nbr.co.nz

Imagine most house in a street having some cheap claptrap generator going hammer and tongs after a few days of bad weather.

reneweconomy.com.au

It's the kind of elitist claptrap tyrants love because it means the masses have only themselves to blame.

www.independent.ie

With this sort of claptrap passing as serious economic commentary, it's no wonder the financial world just shrugs and moves on.

www.dailyreckoning.com.au