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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespragmatic
/præɡˈmætɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
"A pragmatic approach to solving the city's traffic problem."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Late Latin pragmaticus, from Greek pragmatikos 'skilled in business or law', from pragma 'deed, act', from prassein 'to do'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "pragmatic" is said worldwide
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pragmatique
Transliteration: pragmatique
"Elle a adopté une approche pragmatique pour résoudre le problème."
pragmatisch
Transliteration: pragmatisch
"Wir brauchen eine pragmatische Lösung für dieses Problem."
pragmatico
Transliteration: pragmatico
"Ha una visione molto pragmatica della vita."
pragmático
Transliteration: pragmático
"Adoptó una postura pragmática ante la crisis."
pragmático
Transliteration: pragmático
"Precisamos ser pragmáticos nesta situação."
व्या व्यवहारिक
Transliteration: vyavaharik
Script: व्यावहारिक
"हमें इस समस्या के लिए एक व्यावहारिक समाधान की आवश्यकता है।"
务实的
Transliteration: wùshí de
"我们需要采取务实的方法来解决这个问题。"
실용적인
Transliteration: silyongjeogin
"우리는 이 문제에 대해 실용적인 접근이 필요하다."
現実的な
Transliteration: genjitsuteki na
"私たちはその問題に対して現実的なアプローチを取る必要がある。"
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