out of touch

avulso dalla realtà

Che non capisce le condizioni reali di vita o i bisogni degli altri.

In inglese semplice: If you do not understand real conditions or other people’s lives, your ideas may be unrealistic.

• These leaders are out of touch with ordinary people.
• His rent estimate showed how out of touch he was.
• Do you think the committee is out of touch with reality?

Come si usa: out of touch with something (The board seems out of touch with workers’ needs.)

Sinonimi: unrealistic, disconnected

Contrari: realistic

Espressioni comuni: completely out of touch, seem out of touch

non in contatto

Si dice di persone che non si parlano né si scrivono più.

In inglese semplice: If people no longer speak or write to each other, they are no longer in contact.

• We have been out of touch for months.
• She was out of touch with her cousins until last summer.
• Have you been out of touch since he moved?

Come si usa: out of touch with someone (I have been out of touch with Sam for years.)

Sinonimi: not in contact

Contrari: in touch

Espressioni comuni: be out of touch, stay out of touch

fuori moda, non aggiornato

Che conosce poco le mode e gli interessi attuali e sembra avere idee antiquate.

In inglese semplice: If you know little about current fashions or popular interests, your ideas seem old.

• My uncle seems out of touch with modern fashion.
• I felt out of touch when everyone discussed the latest singers.
• Are these old jokes making us look out of touch?

Come si usa: out of touch with something (He is out of touch with current music.)

Sinonimi: behind the times, outdated

Contrari: up to date

Espressioni comuni: seem out of touch, be out of touch