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trial balloon
Language:
Meanings:
1.
International
neutral
political
formal
A tentative proposal or action released to the public to gauge reaction before committing to a decision.
A deliberate test of public or stakeholder opinion used to inform whether to proceed with a policy, idea, or candidate.
2.
International
informal
colloquial
Any preliminary trial or experiment intended to test reception or feasibility before full implementation.
Examples:
EN:
I see a trial balloon. I'll make the coffee.
ES:
A no ser que se nos indigeste esta invitación, yo haré el café.
EN:
- You hear, or is this a trial balloon?
ES:
¿Lo oíste, o es un globo sonda?
EN:
Hey, I thought you asked Dad to send me to public school. Merely a trial balloon. The fact remains that I love you.
ES:
Will, puedo estar contigo hasta que ponga a algunos amigos?
EN:
Mom, does everyone think I'm moving in? Or is Madge Just your trial balloon?
ES:
Mamá, ¿creen todos que vendré a vivir aquí... o es Madge sólo un acicate?
EN:
It's trial balloon, Kenny
ES:
Es como un juicio, Kenny
EN:
It's called a trial balloon.
ES:
Era un globo sonda
EN:
Like I say, it was just a trial balloon.
ES:
Como he dicho, sólo era un globo sonda.
EN:
Well, OK, it was just a trial balloon.
ES:
De acuerdo, sólo era un globo sonda.
EN:
- Daily Record had it this morning, MTA trial balloon.
ES:
El Daily Record ya lo tenía. Es un sondeo de los de Transporte.
EN:
If it's a trial balloon--
ES:
Si es un sondeo--
EN:
Pinocchio went out as a trial balloon and made millions.
ES:
Pinocho fue lanzado como prueba piloto y recaudó millones.
EN:
Which shouldn't be reason enough to torpedo him. Agreed. I will float a trial balloon about his candidacy.
ES:
¿Qué le gustaría decir al Presidente a las 60 tribus qué están protestando afuera de la Casa Blanca?
EN:
It is a trial balloon sent up by Reese Dipple, a reactionary billionaire
ES:
Es un globo sonda lanzado por Reese Dipple, un multimillonario reaccionario
EN:
- We were a trial balloon.
ES:
- Nosotros éramos un globo sonda.
EN:
This film's a trial balloon.
ES:
Esta película es un globo de prueba.
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