English-Portuguese translations for paternalistic

• paternalista
  No há nada de paternalista nisto. There is nothing paternalistic about it.
  Mas o Parlamento não deve em caso algum ser excessivamente paternalista. But Parliament absolutely must not be overly paternalistic.
  Devemos parar de fazer os nossos pequenos ajustamentos paternalistas que anunciámos até agora. We must stop making our little paternalistic adjustments that we have announced up to now.

Definition of paternalistic

• the quality of being paternal, i.e. like a father, e.g. characterized by behaving in benevolent and yet intrusive manner towards underlings

Related words

• paternal
• paternalism
• paternalist
• paternal uncle
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