parish-pump politics in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for parish-pump politics in the English»Spanish Dictionary

attr parish-pump politics

la política local

Translations for parish-pump politics in the English»Spanish Dictionary

parish [Am ˈpɛrɪʃ, Brit ˈparɪʃ] N

1.1. parish REL (area):

parish

parroquia f

parish attr newsletter/community

parroquial

1.2. parish REL (residents):

parish

parroquia f

2. parish POL:

parish

distrito m

I.pump¹ [Am pəmp, Brit pʌmp] N

1. pump:

pump

bomba f

hand/foot pump

bomba de mano/de pie

to prime the pump

sacar las cosas adelante

2. pump (act):

pump

bombeo m

II.pump¹ [Am pəmp, Brit pʌmp] VB trans

1.1. pump (supply):

pump

bombear

to pump sth into sth water/oil

bombear algo a algo

to pump air into a tire

inflar un neumático

to pump air into a tire

hinchar un neumático Spain

they have pumped cash into the project for years

llevan años invirtiendo dinero en el proyecto

our teacher pumped us full of dates

el profesor nos embutió una cantidad de fechas

they pumped him full of lead inf

lo acribillaron a balazos

1.2. pump (drain):

to pump sth out of sth

sacar algo de algo con una bomba

to pump sb's stomach out

hacerle un lavado de estómago a alguien

to pump sth dry

dejar algo seco

to pump sb dry

exprimir a alguien

1.3. pump (ask) inf:

he was pumping me for information/money

me estaba tratando de (son)sacar información/de sacar dinero

2. pump handle/pedal/treadle:

pump

mover de arriba abajo

he pumped my hand

me dio un fuerte apretón de manos

to pump iron inf

hacer pesas

III.pump¹ [Am pəmp, Brit pʌmp] VB intr

1. pump machine/heart:

pump

bombear

2. pump (move vigorously):

pump

moverse con fuerza

pump² [Am pəmp, Brit pʌmp] N FASHION

1. pump Am (court shoe):

pump

zapato m (de) salón

2. pump Brit dated (gym shoe):

pump

zapatilla f

3. pump Brit (ballet shoe style):

pump

bailarina f

pump

manoletina f Spain

pump

chatita f RioPl

politics [Am ˈpɑləˌtɪks, Brit ˈpɒlɪtɪks] N

1. politics + sing vb (science, activity):

politics

política f

to go into or enter politics

dedicarse a la política

to go into or enter politics

meterse en política inf

a career in politics

una carrera política

to talk politics

hablar de política

2.1. politics + pl vb (political relations):

politics

política f

national/international politics

política nacional/internacional

I don't want to get involved in office politics

yo no quiero meterme en intrigas de oficina

I don't want to get involved in office politics

yo no quiero meterme en trapicheos de oficina inf

the politics of medicine

la medicina en el contexto político

2.2. politics + pl vb (political views):

politics

ideas fpl políticas

I don't know what her politics are

no sé qué ideas políticas tiene

parish-pump politics in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for parish-pump politics in the English»Spanish Dictionary

parish-pump politics N Brit + sing vb

parish-pump politics

parroquialismo m

Translations for parish-pump politics in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pump [pʌmp] N

pump

bomba f

pump for fuel

surtidor m

II.pump [pʌmp] VB trans

pump

bombear

parish <-es> [ˈpærɪʃ, Am ˈper-] N

1. parish REL:

parish

parroquia f

2. parish Brit POL:

parish

distrito m

politics N

1. politics + pl vb (activities of government):

politics

política f

to go into politics

dedicarse a la política

to talk politics

hablar de política

2. politics Brit + sing vb (political science):

politics

ciencias f pl políticas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some commentators have dismissed the election of independents as merely the rise of parish-pump politics and populism, with no progressive content.

www.spiked-online.com

Radical political reform is a dead duck - there will be no change to an electoral system that is anchored in parish-pump politics and clientelism.

www.independent.ie

The politics were becoming parish-pump politics and that depressed him.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I champion the local but abhor the incestuous and prying nature of parish-pump politics.

www.universitytimes.ie