media hog

Spanish translation: adicto a los medios

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English term or phrase:media hog
Spanish translation:adicto a los medios
Entered by: Marcelle Bethancourt

15:44 Mar 17, 2013
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Other / Translation of Idiomatic expression (homework)
English term or phrase: media hog
He's some sort of a media hog.
Marcelle Bethancourt
Panama
Local time: 04:18
adicto a los medios
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María Luisa Balseiro
Spain
Local time: 11:18
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4adicto a la publicidad//acaparador de publicidad
Lydia De Jorge
4adicto a los medios
María Luisa Balseiro
3carne mediática
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Daltry Gárate

  

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adicto a la publicidad//acaparador de publicidad


Explanation:
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 04:18
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carne mediática


Explanation:
Esta expresión podría encajar.

el-jáuregui: GRANDES COÑAZOS 10: LA COSA DE LA OTRA
el-jauregui.blogspot.com/.../garndes-coazos-x-la-o... Hace dos años era escolta del presidente Toledo y hasta hoy sigue convertida en carne mediática. A donde va la señalan, y por donde pasa la comen con los ojos

"Ya han aprendido el lenguaje televisivo y son carne mediática ...
www.vertele.com › Noticias... el 'déjà vu' en los programas de corazón en verano

www.pagina12.com.ar/.../12-6296-2013-02-14.ht ... quien convirtió a estos dos desconocidos (para el resto, no entre sí) en pasajera carne mediática.

www.pagina12.com.ar/1998/98-07/.../contrata.htm ... los árbitros, conscientes de que en aquel momento eran carne mediática para toda la aldea global, han exhibido tarjetas amarillas y rojas según un criterio más teatral ...

books.google.com/books?isbn=987216326X
Ricardo Blanco - 2005 - Industrial design
El diseñador debe dar respuesta al usuario, ese ser anónimo que necesita instrumentos. Por otro lado, hoy los diseñadores son carne mediática, necesitan ser reconocidos, no importa lo que hagan ...

www.futbolprimera.es › España... La carne mediática vende, demasiado, y la de Gonzalo Higuaín debe tener un alto valor...

blogs.periodistadigital.com/javierorrico.../p266226... Ningún otro síntoma revela con tanta claridad su esclerosis como la producción de héroes o bufones convertidos en carne mediática,

saltosalmon.blogspot.com/.../el-desmarcado.html... Así pasa con los desmarcados y con la literatura más verdadera, que, casi siempre, no son carne mediática.

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
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adicto a los medios


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María Luisa Balseiro
Spain
Local time: 11:18
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Reference: Definitions

Reference information:
A media hog is usually a female teen, media hogs are the type of people who like boy band songs, nickelodeon shows, etc. (that many people would claim as "american stupidity.")
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=media hog

A media hog can be either someone who watches or listens to all kinds of media without paying much attention to their content, or someone who likes media exposure just for the sake of it. In your quote, it is the media exposure.
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/7973/what-do-medi...

Daltry Gárate
Bolivia
Native speaker of: Spanish
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