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pozlátka

English translation: glitz

04:10 May 1, 2020
Czech to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Czech term or phrase: pozlátka
Context is the expression:

touha po slávě a pozlátku

I am thinking "glamour" or "celebrity/fame" - but maybe someone has a better idea..?
Lubosh Hanuska
Australia
Local time: 20:17
English translation:glitz
Explanation:
He was after fame and glitz (something shiny what can be stapped on the real substance and hide it to provide a fasade or veneer). Pozlátko does not exactly mean a celebrity status and therefore a fame but depending on the context even those can be potentially used as a broad description.
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Michaela Bordessoule
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:17
Grading comment
Thanks for taking the time to answer. I used "glitz" as it could remind readers of the common expression "glitz and glamour"... No other word really came to me :-(
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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Michaela Bordessoule


  

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pozlátko
glitz


Explanation:
He was after fame and glitz (something shiny what can be stapped on the real substance and hide it to provide a fasade or veneer). Pozlátko does not exactly mean a celebrity status and therefore a fame but depending on the context even those can be potentially used as a broad description.

Michaela Bordessoule
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:17
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Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks for taking the time to answer. I used "glitz" as it could remind readers of the common expression "glitz and glamour"... No other word really came to me :-(
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