marathonien du virtuel
English translation: camera or media hog
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| 17:18 Feb 16, 2006 |
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|  Selected response from: LBMas Local time: 22:36 |
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| 4 | camera or media hog |
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| 3 | Never off the screen |
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23 mins confidence: 
Never off the screen Explanation: Interview Junkie Always in front of the camera I think descriptions like these are meant to be pejorative to a greater or lesser degree; politicians seeking publicity etc. (Interview junkie assumes that he's always being interviewed; as opposed to just screen footage of kissing babies etc.) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2006-02-16 17:48:17 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Never out of the media limelight\" is another possibility; though that might be a bit passive as he\'s likely to be seeking media opporunties rather than waiting for them to turn up. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2006-02-16 17:48:24 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Never out of the media limelight\" is another possibility; though that might be a bit passive as he\'s likely to be seeking media opporunties rather than waiting for them to turn up. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2006-02-16 17:54:50 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- opportunities |
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2 hrs confidence:
camera or media hog Explanation: In English we put a noun in front of "hog" to describe someone who takes (or seeks) more than his fair share...ball hog, road hog. If your text has a pejorative connotation, this works. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2006-02-16 20:45:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Depending on the context (positive/negative), other ideas: - tireless self-promoter - publicity hound Getting media attention is what politicians DO leading up to an election. If he's a "marathonier" it sounds like he's going beyond normal measures...be that good or bad. (Or, you could turn your sentence around and focus on the verb: |
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