hidebound

ˈhaɪdbaʊnd
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Translation of hidebound into German

Adjective

trait

very conservative and not willing to accept new ideas
  • His hidebound views made change difficult.Seine starrkonservativen Ansichten machten Veränderungen schwierig.
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Expressions with hidebound: examples in English and translations in German

starre Politik
unflexible Politik
The hidebound policy prevented any new initiatives from being implemented.

Synonyms and analogies of hidebound in English

Examples of hidebound in a sentence

  • Her hidebound attitude blocked any discussion of flexible schedules.

Translations of "hidebound" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
engstirnigadj.

That's the trouble with everyone round here, they're all so hidebound.

Das Problem mit den Leuten hier ist, dass sie alle so engstirnig sind.

The thinking of man is too hidebound!

Das Denken des Menschen ist zu engstirnig.

verknöcherte

It is no longer the old hidebound intelligentsia which tried to place itself above classes, but which actually, taken in the mass served the landlords and the capitalists.

Das ist schon nicht mehr jene alte, verknöcherte Intelligenz, die sich über die Klassen zu stellen suchte, tatsächlich aber in ihrer Masse den Gutsbesitzern und Kapitalisten diente.

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Other translations for hidebound:

  • borniertadj.
  • verknöcherten

hidebound: Examples and translations in context

I think have a much more hidebound attitude or sense of music

haben, wie ich denke, eine viel engstirnigere Einstellung zur Musik

Yes, yes, yes, I know what "hidebound" means.

Ja, ja, ich weiß, was engstirnig heißt.

If the other, more illustrious houses are too hidebound to do it, I am not.

Wenn die anderen, berühmteren Häuser zu engstirnig sind, um es zu tun, bin ich es nicht.

The great challenge today is to resist lethargy and hidebound traditions and extend the methods of reason and critical thinking to all areas of human interest.

Die große Herausforderung unserer Zeit ist es, sich Teilnahmslosigkeit und engstirniger Tradition zu widersetzten und die Methoden des Verstandes und des kritischen Denkens auf alle Bereiche auszudehnen, die von menschlichem Interesse sind.

Then let's call it hidebound.

Dann nennen wir's engstirnig.

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