posturing

posturing
'pɑːstʃərɪŋ, 'pɒstʃərɪŋ
mass & count noun

it was just posturing — no eran más que poses

['pɒstʃǝ'rɪŋ]
N pose f

the threat to dispatch troops is mere posturing — la amenaza de enviar tropas no es mas que una pose de cara al exterior

there was a lot of political posturing going on — había mucho de fingimiento en las declaraciones políticas

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['pɑːstʃərɪŋ, 'pɒstʃərɪŋ]
mass & count noun

it was just posturing — no eran más que poses


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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