panic buying

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14:54 Apr 13, 2020
English to Bulgarian translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Social Sciences - Journalism
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Slang, Journalism
English term or phrase: panic buying
Definition from Cambridge Dictionary:
A situation in which many people suddenly buy as much food, fuel, etc. as they can because they are worried about something bad that may happen.

Example sentence(s):
  • This panic buying in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus is due to the brain's survival mode overriding any rational decision making, according to human behavior expert Dr. Ali Fenwick. Insider
  • If other people are panic buying, the best strategy for us is to do the same because, if not, we are left with nothing. Khmer Times
  • The measures, which included two-item caps on certain products and allocated shopping times for the elderly, were imposed in reaction to panic buying and stockpiling, which resulted in empty shelves. ITV News
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5 +1паническо пазаруване
Andrei Vrabtchev
5паническо купуване
Liana Kamenova
5(паническо) презапасяване
Maria Dimitrova


  

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паническо пазаруване


Definition from Cambridge Dictionary:
Ситуация, при която много хора изведнъж купуват колкото се може повече храна, гориво и т.н., защото се притесняват, че може да се случи нещо лошо.

Example sentence(s):
  • Паническото пазаруване обхвана хората във всички държави на фона на разпространението на новия коронавирус в световен мащаб, като потребителите по целия свят се запасяват със стоки като дезинфектанти за ръце, консервирани храни и тоалетна хартия. - duma.bg  
  • Паническо пазаруване завладя и Токио Властите призоваха хората там да си останат по домовете - trafficnews.bg  
Andrei Vrabtchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 03:32
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

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паническо купуване


Definition from Английско-български р:
Паническо купуване на стока от страх, че стоката ще се изчерпи.

Example sentence(s):
  • "Паническото купуване се подхранва от тревожността и до това до къде сме готови да стигнем, да да потушим това притеснение – като например да се редим на опашка часове наред, за да си купим това, от което нямаме нужда“, обяснява Тайлър. - Dnes  
Liana Kamenova
Bulgaria
Local time: 03:32
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 4
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(паническо) презапасяване


Definition from own experience or research:
Ситуация, при която хората масово изкупуват огромни количества храна, медикаменти и др., поради тревога, че ще се случи нещо лошо или предстоят дефицити.

Example sentence(s):
  • В ситуация на всеобща паника, в която много хора се тревожат за живота си и живота на близките си, основни хранителни стоки изчезват от рафтовете в магазините поради паническо презапасяване с провизии. - A psychologist's blog on parenting  
Maria Dimitrova
Bulgaria
Local time: 03:32
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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