hard-nosed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
hard + nosed; originally referred to hard-tipped bullets.
Meanings
- Guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory.
- (idiomatic) Hardheaded, stubborn.
- (of a person) Tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.
Translations (13)
mi tūkaha (stubborn) · mi taikaha (stubborn) · fr pragmatique (pragmatic) · pt teimoso (stubborn) · nl realistisch (pragmatic) · pt pragmático (pragmatic) · nl halsstarrig (stubborn) · it pragmatico (pragmatic) · ja 頑固な (stubborn) · pt teimosa (stubborn) · de pragmatisch (pragmatic) · ja 抜け目ない (stubborn) · es pragmático (pragmatic)