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[taʊt] I1) BE (selling tickets) bagarino m.2) comm. spreg. (soliciting custom) imbonitore m. (-trice)3) (in horseracing) = chi vende informazioni sui cavalli concorrentiII 1.1) [ street merchant] imbonire3) (publicize) pubblicizzare, reclamizzare [product, invention]2.* * *(to go about in search of buyers, jobs, support, votes etc: The taxi-driver drove around touting for custom.) (andare in cerca di clienti)* * *[taʊt]1. n(for hotels) procacciatore m di clienti, Brit, (also: ticket tout) bagarino, Racing portaquote m inv2. vito tout for business — raccogliere ordinazioni, (for hotels) procacciare clienti
3. vthe is being touted as the greatest living singer — lo stanno facendo passare come il miglior cantante vivente
* * *tout /taʊt/n.3 propagandista; piazzista.(to) tout /taʊt/A v. i.1 (comm.) andare in cerca di clienti; sollecitare ordinazioni; fare il propagandista (o il piazzista)B v. t.2 pubblicizzare; reclamizzare: This hotel is touted as the best in town, questo albergo viene reclamizzato come il migliore della città● (comm.) to tout for orders, sollecitare ordinazioni □ (polit.) to tout for votes, andare in cerca di voti.* * *[taʊt] I1) BE (selling tickets) bagarino m.2) comm. spreg. (soliciting custom) imbonitore m. (-trice)3) (in horseracing) = chi vende informazioni sui cavalli concorrentiII 1.1) [ street merchant] imbonire3) (publicize) pubblicizzare, reclamizzare [product, invention]2.
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