pragmatic

pragmático, práctico

Dispuesto a cambiar o ignorar reglas cuando cumplirlas causaría problemas prácticos.

En inglés sencillo: Willing to change or ignore rules when following them would cause practical problems.

• She is pragmatic about the rules.
• We took a pragmatic approach and allowed an exception.
• His pragmatic decision avoided an unnecessary delay.

Cómo se usa: pragmatic about something (They were pragmatic about changing the procedure.)

Sinónimos: practical, flexible

Antónimos: dogmatic, rigid

Expresiones frecuentes: pragmatic approach, pragmatic about something, pragmatic decision, pragmatic solution

pragmático

Relacionado con cómo las personas usan y entienden el lenguaje en situaciones concretas.

En inglés sencillo: Related to how people use and understand language in particular situations.

• Context affects the pragmatic meaning of a sentence.
• The course develops students’ pragmatic skills.
• Her study explores pragmatic differences between the two languages.

Expresiones frecuentes: pragmatic meaning, pragmatic skills, pragmatic analysis