down-to-earth

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Adjective

down-to-earth

(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 (zh), 脚踏实地 (zh) (jiǎotàshídì), 務實 (zh), 务实 (zh) (wùshí), 實際 (zh), 实际 (zh) (shíjì)
Finnish: maanläheinen
French: terre à terre (fr)
Georgian: ამქვეყნიური (amkveq̇niuri)
German: bodenständig (de)

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

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