tout

promocionar, ensalzar

Hablar muy bien de alguien o algo, generalmente para conseguir atención o apoyo.

En inglés sencillo: To tell people that someone or something is very good, usually to gain attention or support.

• The company touts its low prices.
• She touted the benefits of cycling to work.
• He was touted as the next team captain.

Cómo se usa: tout someone/something as something (They touted the device as a major advance.)

Sinónimos: promote, publicize, advertise

Expresiones frecuentes: tout the benefits, tout something as, widely tout something, tout someone's skills

vendedor ambulante, revendedor

Persona que insiste mucho para que otros compren algo o utilicen un servicio.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who tries very strongly to get people to buy things or use a service.

• A tout offered us tickets.
• Hotel touts crowded around the arriving tourists.
• We avoided the touts outside the stadium.

Sinónimos: hawker

Expresiones frecuentes: ticket tout, hotel tout, street tout