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dressed-up promos

English translation: diguised promotional events

18:34 Oct 4, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: dressed-up promos
Every birthday party she had as a child was engineered to fit her mother's social agenda. Then, as an adult, they were excuses to promote her to potential clients.
I did everything I could to make those parties more than dressed-up promos, you know. I used to buy her little surprise presents for her birthday, get her a special cake, that kind of thing. I really did try to make the parities fun for her.
Buttercup
Selected answer:diguised promotional events
Explanation:
I would say

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Note added at 2 mins (2006-10-04 18:36:11 GMT)
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oops ... disguised

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-10-04 18:38:06 GMT)
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the idea is that to hide the promotional aspect they added "extras" to make it look as anything other than promotion
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David Hollywood
Local time: 00:39
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +8diguised promotional events
David Hollywood
4 +5promotional events masquerading as birthday parties
NancyLynn
4 -1Boring events
astroo13


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
diguised promotional events


Explanation:
I would say

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Note added at 2 mins (2006-10-04 18:36:11 GMT)
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oops ... disguised

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-10-04 18:38:06 GMT)
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the idea is that to hide the promotional aspect they added "extras" to make it look as anything other than promotion

David Hollywood
Local time: 00:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 118
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
1 min
  -> thanks Jack :)
agree  NancyLynn
16 mins
  -> thanks Nancy :) your suggestion of "masquerading" is very nice too
agree  Kirill Semenov
36 mins
  -> thanks Kirill :)
agree  Can Altinbay
3 hrs
  -> thanks Can :)
agree  Dave Calderhead
4 hrs
  -> thanks Dave :)
agree  Michael Barnett
8 hrs
  -> thanks Michael :)
agree  Emily Goodpaster
11 hrs
  -> thanks Emily :)
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
3 days 15 hrs
  -> thanks Marju :)
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
promotional events masquerading as birthday parties


Explanation:
just another way of putting it

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 23:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 75

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: very nice :)
10 mins
  -> thanks David
agree  Kirill Semenov
19 mins
agree  Can Altinbay
2 hrs
agree  Dave Calderhead
4 hrs
agree  Michael Barnett
8 hrs
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Boring events


Explanation:
Events that are made for the sake of makingit. Usually if you have attended one you will know what will happen in the next one to the tiniest details

astroo13
India
Local time: 09:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalayalamMalayalam

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Can Altinbay: They may be boring, but that's not what this means.
2 hrs
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