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Down-to-earth - translation, pronunciation and examples

down-to-earth
/ˌdaʊn tə ˈɜːθ/

down-to-earth

🇺🇸 American English
/ˌdaʊn tə ˈɝθ/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˌdaʊn tə ˈɜːθ/
🇷🇺 Russian
[prʲɪzʲɪmˈlʲonɨj]
Meaning of down-to-earth

realistic and practical

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Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/ˌdaʊn tə ˈɜːθ/
CEFRB2
How important is this wordoften
down-to-earth

When to use down-to-earth

down-to-earth person

простой человек

down-to-earth style

простой стиль

down-to-earth attitude

простой подход

down-to-earth advice

простой совет

down-to-earth view

простой взгляд

down-to-earth usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Несмотря на то что он знаменитость, он очень простой.

Despite being a celebrity, he is very down-to-earth.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она дружелюбная и простая.

She is friendly and down-to-earth.

Similar words

down-to-earth

The primary term: practical, unpretentious, and realistic in attitude.

practical

Emphasizes usefulness and concern for what works in practice.

realistic

Emphasizes being sensible about what is achievable or true.

pragmatic

Focuses on practical results and what works, sometimes at cost of ideals.

sensible

Highlights good judgment and reasonable choices.

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down-to-earthпростой
kindдобрый
smartумный
quietтихий
boringскучный
lazyленивый
angryзлой

down-to-earth synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between down-to-earth / practical / realistic / pragmatic / sensible / level-headed

🇬🇧English
down-to-earth

The primary term: practical, unpretentious, and realistic in attitude.

B2Very Often

She's very down-to-earth — she gives sensible advice and doesn't brag.

Она очень приземлённая — даёт здравые советы и не хвастается.

🇬🇧English

Emphasizes usefulness and concern for what works in practice.

B2Very Often

She's very practical — she always finds workable solutions.

Она очень практична — всегда находит реализуемые решения.

R
🇬🇧English
realistic

Emphasizes being sensible about what is achievable or true.

B2Very Often

Be realistic about the time the project will take.

Будь реалистичен по поводу того, сколько времени займёт проект.

🇬🇧English

Focuses on practical results and what works, sometimes at cost of ideals.

B2Often

She took a pragmatic approach to solving the problem.

Она выбрала прагматичный подход к решению проблемы.

S
🇬🇧English
sensible

Highlights good judgment and reasonable choices.

B2Very Often

It was sensible of her to save some money.

Было разумно с её стороны отложить немного денег.

L
🇬🇧English
level-headed

Stresses calmness and clear thinking under pressure.

B2Often

She's level-headed during crises and makes good decisions.

В кризисах она сохраняет рассудок и принимает верные решения.

M
🇬🇧English
matter-of-fact

Impartial, straightforward, and not emotional in tone.

B2Often

His matter-of-fact answer calmed everyone down.

Его спокойный, фактический ответ успокоил всех.

N
🇬🇧English
no-nonsense

Practical and efficient, intolerant of frivolity or pretense.

B2Often

Her no-nonsense management style got results quickly.

Её деловой стиль руководства быстро дал результаты.

U
🇬🇧English
unpretentious

Emphasizes lack of affectation or showiness; close to down-to-earth.

B2Often

They live in an unpretentious cottage and are very friendly.

Они живут в простой, без претензий хижине и очень дружелюбны.

M
🇬🇧English
mundane

Means ordinary or everyday, sometimes with a dull connotation.

B2Often

She prefers mundane, practical tasks to abstract theory.

Она предпочитает будничные практические задачи абстрактной теории.

🇬🇧English

Highlights humility or not seeking attention; not identical to practical.

B2Very Often

Despite her achievements, she is modest and downplays them.

Несмотря на достижения, она скромна и приуменьшает их.

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How to pronounce down-to-earth and what this word means

down-to-earth translation: простой. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce down-to-earth

/ˌdaʊn tə ˈɜːθ/

down-to-earth translation

простой

down-to-earth examples

Despite being a celebrity, he is very down-to-earth.

down-to-earth transcription

/ˌdaʊn tə ˈɜːθ/, /ˌdaʊn tə ˈɝθ/

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down-to-earth meaning: what does it mean?

realistic and practical

down-to-earth pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

down-to-earth is pronounced as /ˌdaʊn tə ˈɜːθ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

down-to-earth definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Despite being a celebrity, he is very down-to-earth. Translation: Несмотря на то что он знаменитость, он очень простой.

Is down-to-earth part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

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