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poster children

English translation: symbols // emblems // embodiments

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English term or phrase:poster children
Selected answer:symbols // emblems // embodiments
Entered by: alen botica (X)

20:24 Sep 16, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / merger
English term or phrase: poster children
The fallen angles of these headlines - the Vivendis, MCIs, and Enrons, first served as the poster children for growth by acquisition.
alen botica (X)
Local time: 01:15
symbols // emblems // embodiments
Explanation:
This is the meaning.

And it would be "fallen angels".
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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 19:15
Grading comment
thx a lot...
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +16symbols // emblems // embodiments
Robert Forstag


Discussion entries: 3





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +16
symbols // emblems // embodiments


Explanation:
This is the meaning.

And it would be "fallen angels".

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 19:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thx a lot...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Balaban Cerit
11 mins
  -> Thank you, Balaban.
agree  Dave Calderhead: Reference to the successful Colours of Beneton campaign with posters showing children of different skin colour
17 mins
  -> I think the phrase may predate Beneton's campaign, at least in the US. I think that as far back as the sixties, the March of Dimes would have a "poster child" for each of their annual campaigns to raise money for children with birth defects. Thanks, Dave.
agree  Michael Barnett: Icon. I always thought it had originated with the posters of destitute children that NGOs would display with their solicitations.
23 mins
  -> Or with the March of Dimes (see previous note). Thank you, Michael.
agree  niczav: Like Michael's 'icon'
30 mins
  -> Except that "icon" is usually not used ironically or sarcastically, as is the case with "poster child".
agree  JaneTranslates: Sorry, didn't see your correction on "angels" until after I wrote my comment above. I fully agree with your answer and comments.
51 mins
  -> Thank you, JT.
agree  Alexander Demyanov
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Alex.
agree  RHELLER: excellent examples of
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Rita. :)
agree  KathyT
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, KathyT.
agree  NancyLynn
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Nancy.
agree  Ioanna Karamanou
6 hrs
agree  Sophia Finos (X)
6 hrs
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
10 hrs
agree  Suzan Hamer: and about March of Dimes being probably the earliest example of this.
13 hrs
agree  MikeGarcia: Haiiiooooo Silver!!!!
13 hrs
agree  airmailrpl: -
14 hrs
agree  Alexandra Tussing
1 day 1 hr
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