Translations for „sabre-rattling“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

ˈsa·bre-rat·tling N pej

sabre-rattling

rožljanje n z orožjem

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English

He suggested that sabre-rattling offered a way for two unpopular regimes to attract nationalistic support.

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I hope it doesn't come to it again, that it goes no further than sabre-rattling.

www.independent.co.uk

But it quickly degenerates into score-settling and sabre-rattling between these eminences.

www.firstpost.com

There was little ostentatious sabre-rattling but the message went out unambiguously that this was no longer the army of 1962.

www.huewire.com

Perhaps that's the real explanation behind his outbreak of sabre-rattling last month: he just wanted to remind us he was there.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Though rhetorical sabre-rattling is mostly harmless, an economic backlash would hurt already-weak imports and exports in the region.

www.breakingviews.com

In contrast to all of this separatist sabre-rattling, there has been at least one serious modern movement for annexation, and an intriguing one at that.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

They're doing so with a time-honored form of sabre-rattling.

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Most analysts dismiss the sabre-rattling as a bluff and say they do not expect war.

news.nationalpost.com

Much flying was done, with plenty of flag-waving and sabre-rattling, the aircrew enjoying the post due to the lack of restrictions, and challenging missions.

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