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"tertulia" in English

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tertulia{feminine}
kaffeeklatsch{noun} [Amer.]
talking shop{noun} [Brit.] [coll.]
De lo contrario, la Agencia no será más que una tertulia inútil y costosa.
If it is not, the agency will just be yet another worthless and costly talking shop.
Han demostrado que estas instituciones no son simplemente lugares de tertulia, sino que también prestan ayuda práctica.
They have demonstrated that these institutions are not just a talking shop, but also a source of practical aid.
Como la Comisión ha resaltado reiteradamente, estamos decididos a que Madrid no sea apenas una tertulia así.
As the Commission has repeatedly emphasised, we are determined that Madrid will not just be a talking shop like that.
talk show{noun}
Todo ello ha contribuido –no ocultemos los hechos– a transformar el principal foro parlamentario en una simpática tertulia.
All this has contributed – let us not hide the facts – to the transformation of the main Parliamentary forum into a pleasant talk show.
Todo ello ha contribuido – no ocultemos los hechos– a transformar el principal foro parlamentario en una simpática tertulia.
All this has contributed – let us not hide the facts – to the transformation of the main Parliamentary forum into a pleasant talk show.
circle{noun} [theat.]

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De lo contrario, la Agencia no será más que una tertulia inútil y costosa.
If it is not, the agency will just be yet another worthless and costly talking shop.
Se dice que ayer hubo un concurso de los dichos más necios que se pueden decir en una tertulia.
It says here that I started a competition for the most stupid pub language.
(Exclamación: ¡Pero sin consignas de tertulia si es posible!)
(Heckling: But no armchair tactics, please!)
Como la Comisión ha resaltado reiteradamente, estamos decididos a que Madrid no sea apenas una tertulia así.
As the Commission has repeatedly emphasised, we are determined that Madrid will not just be a talking shop like that.
Han demostrado que estas instituciones no son simplemente lugares de tertulia, sino que también prestan ayuda práctica.
They have demonstrated that these institutions are not just a talking shop, but also a source of practical aid.
Madrid ha demostrado claramente que la asociación birregional que establecimos en Río es mucho más que una tertulia cualquiera.
Madrid clearly proved that the bi-regional partnership we established at Rio is much more than just another talking shop.
Todo ello ha contribuido –no ocultemos los hechos– a transformar el principal foro parlamentario en una simpática tertulia.
All this has contributed – let us not hide the facts – to the transformation of the main Parliamentary forum into a pleasant talk show.
Todo ello ha contribuido – no ocultemos los hechos– a transformar el principal foro parlamentario en una simpática tertulia.
All this has contributed – let us not hide the facts – to the transformation of the main Parliamentary forum into a pleasant talk show.
La política de la Unión Europea nunca ha sido ni será agresiva, pero la Unión Europea no es ni puede ser una mera tertulia que ofrece consejo.
We did not react, and it was only when these flagrant injustices manifested themselves in the second round that we all bestirred ourselves.
Los Estados miembros han aumentado hasta 15, el Parlamento está comenzando a adquirir poderes y espero que dejará de ser una mera tertulia.
Membership has expanded to 15 Member States, Parliament is beginning to acquire political power and will, I hope, cease to be a mere talking-shop.
Son simples centros de tertulia donde se consumen litros y litros de café y se elaboran montañas de informes que no lee absolutamente nadie.
They are merely talking shops, where litres of coffee are consumed and which produce an endless stream of reports which not a single person reads.
Si los gobiernos se ausentan nos quedaríamos con una tertulia grandiosa, sería insufrible para este Parlamento ser engatusado de ese modo.
For the governments to absent themselves would leave us with a grandiose talking shop, it would be insufferable for this Parliament to be fobbed off in this way.
La política de la Unión Europea nunca ha sido ni será agresiva, pero la Unión Europea no es ni puede ser una mera tertulia que ofrece consejo.
The policy of the European Union has never been and never will be aggressive, but the European Union is not and cannot be a mere talking shop that dispenses advice.
– Señor Presidente, Señorías, esperábamos mucho más de la reunión de Hong Kong, a pesar de que ya se había anunciado que iba a ser una tertulia.
– Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we were expecting much more from the Hong Kong meeting, even though it had already been announced that it was going to be a talking shop.
– Señor Presidente, Señorías, esperábamos mucho más de la reunión de Hong Kong , a pesar de que ya se había anunciado que iba a ser una tertulia.
– MrPresident, ladies and gentlemen, we were expecting much more from the Hong Kong meeting, even though it had already been announced that it was going to be a talking shop.
Esto rebaja en última instancia al Parlamento al nivel de una tertulia, por lo que la Mesa, en concreto, debería adoptar ciertas medidas para demostrar al Consejo la fuerza del Parlamento.
This ultimately downgrades Parliament's debate to a coffee-house discussion, and the Bureau in particular should take some measures to demonstrate Parliament's power to the Council.