down-to-earth

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

down-to-earth

1. (idiomatic) Practical; realistic; pragmatic.

   He had a down-to-earth attitude that translated into a straightforward, but effective strategy.

Synonyms

• (realistic): have one's feet on the ground, earth-bound

Antonyms

• (idealistic): have one's head in the clouds

Translations

practical; realistic

• Bulgarian: практичен (bg) (praktičen), реалистичен (bg) (realističen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腳踏實地／脚踏实地 (zh) (jiǎotàshídì), 脚踏实地 (zh) (jiǎotàshídì), 務實／务实 (zh) (wùshí), 务实 (zh) (wùshí), 實際／实际 (zh) (shíjì), 实际 (zh) (shíjì)

• Finnish: maanläheinen
• French: terre à terre (fr)
• Georgian: ამქვეყნიური (amkveq̇niuri)
• German: bodenständig (de)
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• Icelandic: jarðbundinn m
• Japanese: 地に足のついた (chi ni ashi no tsuita)
• Portuguese: prático (pt), pragmático (pt)
• Russian: приземлённый (ru) (prizemljónnyj), практи́чный (ru) (praktíčnyj), реалисти́чный (ru) (realistíčnyj)
• Spanish: con los pies en la tierra
• Swedish: jordnära (sv)
• Tagalog: praktikal