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1 claptrap
1) (pretentious assertions) [leere] Phrasen* * *clap·trap[ˈklæptræp]a load of \claptrap jede Menge Unsinn* * *['klptrp]n (inf)Geschwafel nt (inf)* * *claptrap umgA s1. Effekthascherei f2. Phrasendrescherei f, Gewäsch nB adj1. effekthaschend2. phrasenhaft* * *noun, no pl.1) (pretentious assertions) [leere] Phrasen* * *n.Effekthascherei f.
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