English-Swedish translations for pragmatic

• pragmatisk
  Vi behöver en mer pragmatisk linje här.We need a more pragmatic approach here.
  Vi talar om en pragmatisk uppläggning.We are talking about a pragmatic approach.
  Jag anser att vi behöver en skyndsam, men även mycket pragmatisk lösning här.I think that we need a swift but very pragmatic solution here.
• jordnära
  Det är uppenbart att dessa program måste vara väldigt jordnära, pragmatiska, evidensbaserade, och att de måste ta upp romernas livsvillkor i all dess komplexitet.It is evident that these programmes must be very down to earth and pragmatic, based on evidence, and must approach the living conditions of the Roma in all their complexity.
  Jag söker en jordnära man med stabil ekonomi och mycket humor.

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