pragmatic

pragmatisch

Bereit, Regeln zu ändern oder zu übergehen, wenn ihre Befolgung praktische Probleme verursachen würde.

In einfachem Englisch: Willing to change or ignore rules when following them would cause practical problems.

• She is pragmatic about the rules.
• We took a pragmatic approach and allowed an exception.
• His pragmatic decision avoided an unnecessary delay.

So benutzt man es: pragmatic about something (They were pragmatic about changing the procedure.)

Synonyme: practical, flexible

Gegenteile: dogmatic, rigid

Häufige Wendungen: pragmatic approach, pragmatic about something, pragmatic decision, pragmatic solution

pragmatisch

Damit zusammenhängend, wie Menschen Sprache in bestimmten Situationen verwenden und verstehen.

In einfachem Englisch: Related to how people use and understand language in particular situations.

• Context affects the pragmatic meaning of a sentence.
• The course develops students’ pragmatic skills.
• Her study explores pragmatic differences between the two languages.

Häufige Wendungen: pragmatic meaning, pragmatic skills, pragmatic analysis