English-German translations for dyed-in-the-wool

• eingefleischt
  Wir haben auch deutlich gemacht - und man muß kein eingefleischter Imperialist sein, um diesen Standpunkt zu vertreten -, daß wir gegen die Enteignung von Privatvermögen sind. We have also made clear - and you do not have to be a dyed-in-the-wool imperialist to take this view - that we are against expropriation of property.
• in der Wolle gefärbt
• waschecht

Definition of dyed-in-the-wool

• Dyed before being formed into cloth

Examples

• Smith was a dyed-in-the-wool typist and never really got used to writing on computers.
• John Major was described by his opponents as a dyed-in-the-wool Conservative.