hard-nosed hartgesotten

hartgesotten

hard-nosed = hartgesotten

Pronunciation =  hard-nosed

Pronunciation in German = hartgesotten

hard-nosed in German: hartgesotten

Part of speechadjective 

Definition in English: guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory 

Definition in German:
eher von praktischer Erfahrung und Beobachtung als von Theorie geleitet

Examples in English:

  • he was a very hard-nosed scientist

Examples in German:

  • er war ein sehr hartgesottener Wissenschaftler

Synonyms of hard-nosed

Synonyms in German hartnäckig,
kompromisslos,
starr,
realistisch
Synonyms in English stubborn,
uncompromising,
rigid,
realistic

Antonyms of hard-nosed

Antonyms in German unrealistisch,
unbeschwerte
Antonyms in English unrealistic,
easy going

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