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mlaćenje prazne slame

English translation: talk for talk's sake

19:00 Jun 11, 2010
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Croatian term or phrase: mlaćenje prazne slame
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.
bjuric2
Local time: 23:07
English translation:talk for talk's sake
Explanation:
Jos jedna opcija!

Kao i varijanta: Indulge in idle speech.
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Natasa Djurovic
Serbia
Local time: 23:07
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3 +2talk for talk's sake
Natasa Djurovic
4to talk hot air
Zdenka Ivkovcic
4talk the talk but cannot walk the walk [for US]
Lirka
Summary of reference entries provided
piffle - futile talk
Lingua 5B

  

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to talk hot air


Explanation:
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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

Zdenka Ivkovcic
Croatia
Local time: 23:07
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lirka: can you provide a reference [newspaper article or the like] where this is used?
18 hrs
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
talk for talk's sake


Explanation:
Jos jedna opcija!

Kao i varijanta: Indulge in idle speech.

Natasa Djurovic
Serbia
Local time: 23:07
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  bonafide1313: nekako mi u kontekst dosad najbolje paše ovo s indulging in idle talk or speech...
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Hvala Jadranka!
agree  Sanja Demut: Ja bih stavila "indulge in idle speech" ...rather than indulging in idle speech, we...
2 days 12 hrs
  -> Hvala u svakom slucaju!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
talk the talk but cannot walk the walk [for US]


Explanation:
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


Lirka
Austria
Local time: 23:07
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Reference comments


1 day 11 hrs
Reference: piffle - futile talk

Reference information:
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

Lingua 5B
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in CroatianCroatian
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