English-Spanish translations for pragmatic

• pragmático
  Estamos hablando de un enfoque pragmático. We are talking about a pragmatic approach.
  Acojo con agrado este enfoque pragmático. I welcome this pragmatic approach.
  Aquí necesitamos un enfoque más pragmático. We need a more pragmatic approach here.
• pragmática
  Ésta es una institución pragmática. This is a pragmatic institution.
  Creo que necesitamos una solución rápida pero muy pragmática aquí. I think that we need a swift but very pragmatic solution here.
  – Una sugerencia muy pragmática, señor Presidente. Here is a very pragmatic suggestion, Mr President.

Definition of pragmatic

• Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory
• Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature
• Interfering in the affairs of others; officious; meddlesome
• A man of business
• A public decree

Examples

• The sturdy furniture in the student lounge was pragmatic, but unattractive.

Related words

• pragmatically
• pragmatics
• pragmatical
• ethnopragmatics