Politikamarilla tanzen lassen

English translation: political camarilla dance to his tune

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German term or phrase:	Politikamarilla tanzen lassen
English translation:	political camarilla dance to his tune
Entered by:	Gillian Searl

08:03 May 24, 2003

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German term or phrase: Politikamarilla tanzen lassen

Boris Boeresowski: einst geheime Kremlherrscher, Strippenzieher hinter den Kulissen, der mit seiner Milliarden die Politikamarilla tanzen liess; ein Mythos der durch Buecher und Filme geistert.

Gillian Searl KudoZ activity Questions: 615 (none open) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 99 United Kingdom
Local time: 13:42

maybe

Explanation:
...who, by dint of his billions in wealth, had the political camarilla dance to his tune,...

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gangels (X)
Local time: 06:42

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4 +3

maybe

gangels (X)

sets the politics' camarilla dancing (on dance)

Yuri Smirnov

who made with his U$B's politicians' puppet show

Сергей Лузан

below

Nicole Tata

made puppets out of the inside group of politicians

Nancy Arrowsmith

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1 hr confidence:

sets the politics' camarilla dancing (on dance)

Explanation:
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Yuri Smirnov
Local time: 15:42
Native speaker of:

Belarusian,

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 18

2 hrs confidence:

below

Explanation:
…. who used his millions/billions to control the political camarilla …

… whose millions had bought the political camarilla ..

something along those lines anyway

hope it helps

Nicole Tata
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:42
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in pair: 1326

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

maybe

Explanation:
...who, by dint of his billions in wealth, had the political camarilla dance to his tune,...

gangels (X)
Local time: 06:42
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in pair: 5559

Grading comment

Thank you

7 hrs confidence:

made puppets out of the inside group of politicians

Explanation:
pulled strings to make the members of the political elite dance to his tune.
Camarilla means people meeting in a small room, i.e. clique, junta, etc.

Nancy Arrowsmith
Local time: 06:42
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 474

8 hrs confidence:

who made with his U$B's politicians' puppet show

Explanation:
Good luck, Gillian Noameshie!
5. Russian-English Dictionary over 160 000 words & expressions, 1997,
ISBN 5-200-02419
6. Russian-English Dictionary, 34 000 words approx., Soviet Encyclopedia Publ. House, Moscow, 1970

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 15:42
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 420

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