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dog and pony show

Arabic translation: عرض ترويجي

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English term or phrase: dog and pony show
Arabic translation:عرض ترويجي
Entered by: Fuad Yahya

19:49 Feb 27, 2003
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Tourism & Travel / Travel Industry
English term or phrase: dog and pony show
Slang. A derogatory term for a sales presentation.
Amer al-Azem
Palestine
Local time: 15:07
عرض ترويجي
Explanation:
The term is used for any presentation that seeks to promote a product, a new idea, a candidate, a political platform, a proposed legislation, or anything else. It is not exactly derogatory, just a bit funny.

Fuad
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Fuad Yahya
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4عرض ترويجي
Fuad Yahya
5 +2عرض المبيعات
sarsam


  

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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
عرض المبيعات


Explanation:
شكرا

sarsam
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 192

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bilal
1 hr
agree  Saleh Ayyub
1 hr
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
عرض ترويجي


Explanation:
The term is used for any presentation that seeks to promote a product, a new idea, a candidate, a political platform, a proposed legislation, or anything else. It is not exactly derogatory, just a bit funny.

Fuad

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 671

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shazly: عرض هزلي للبيع
26 mins
  -> The presentation itself is not supposed to be funny, but the expression is a bit facetious.
agree  Saleh Ayyub
1 hr
agree  Maha Abu El Ella
1 day 11 hrs
agree  HALAHouse
1 day 11 hrs
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