claptrap

1. (countable, uncountable)Empty verbiage or nonsense.

   Gerede, Geschwätz, Gequatsche

   чепуха́čepuxá

2. (countable, historical, uncountable)A device for producing a clapping sound in theaters.

3. (countable, uncountable)A device or trick to gain applause; a humbug.

1. That's a load of claptrap.

   deDas ist ein Riesenquatsch.

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2. That book is utter claptrap.

   ruЭта книга – полнейший вздор.

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3. The mayor and his companion have been uttering a lot of claptrap to the citizens for a long time.

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