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А в проморолики веры немного-реклама все же.

English translation: you can't trust a promotional video/footage, it's advertising after all


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13:43 Jun 18, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Slang / football web forum on a new pitch
Russian term or phrase: А в проморолики веры немного-реклама все же.
This is a really tricky translation which I am doing of a web forum about the laying of a new pitch at FC Metalist (Ukraine) in preparation for the Euro 2012 tournament.

The link to the forum is here: http://euro2012.ua-football.com/news/4df7498e

The people on this forum are complaining that they do not feel that the pitch is ready or that it is growing properly. However, there are a few phrases which are quite tricky and need a bit of input.

This is the context of the phrase:

"видно не зря ирландец синячит- может что-то знает? А в проморолики веры немного-реклама все же. Что касается еврея Минхельсона, то насколько я пойму, под газоном установлен продув, как у пылесоса, или я не прав?"

The ирландец refers to the chief groundsman (an Irishman) who is in charge of laying the new pitch. And the "еврея Минхельсона" refers to a professor who has given some input on the pitch.
Callum Walker
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:23
English translation:you can't trust a promotional video/footage, it's advertising after all
Explanation:
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s.o. refers to a promo video (apparently with the views of the football pitch) and the other person replies(your question)
that "you can't make your judgement by the promo-video, as things always look better in adverts.
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LanaUK
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4 +6you can't trust a promotional video/footage, it's advertising after all
LanaUK
4 +1see
Michael Korovkin
4As for commercials, who would take them seriously?
Andrew Vdovin


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
see


Explanation:
There isn't much faith in promo clips: they are just advertising

or

People don't hold with promo clips too much: whatever you say, they're still advertising

(and sorry for a hanging qualifier!!!)

Michael Korovkin
Local time: 03:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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agree  Katerina O.: or "there isn't much trust in"
15 hrs
  -> true, too. Thanks!
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
you can't trust a promotional video/footage, it's advertising after all


Explanation:
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Note added at 22 mins (2011-06-18 14:05:41 GMT)
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s.o. refers to a promo video (apparently with the views of the football pitch) and the other person replies(your question)
that "you can't make your judgement by the promo-video, as things always look better in adverts.

LanaUK
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:23
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1 day18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
As for commercials, who would take them seriously?


Explanation:
As for commercials, who would take them seriously? It's all that marketing stuff...

Who would take them seriously? People would find their arguments ridiculous – and yet when people campaign against DDT on environmental or human health ...
www.fightingmalaria.org/.../ Statement%20for%20the%20Public%20Hearing%20on%20the%20Propose...

Who would take them seriously? And besides which, capes (as pointed out by the movie The Incredibles) demonstrates that they can do more ...
www.associatedcontent.com › ... › Movies

Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 08:23
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