materialistic

məˌtɪriəˈlɪstɪk
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Translation of materialistic into German

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Adjective

1.

wealth focus

overly concerned with material possessions and wealth
  • She is very materialistic, always buying the latest gadgets.Sie ist sehr materialistisch, kauft immer die neuesten Geräte.
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philosophical

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relating to materialism philosophy
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  • His materialistic perspective was evident in his disregard for spiritual beliefs..Seine materialistische Perspektive war in seiner Missachtung spiritueller Überzeugungen offensichtlich.
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Examples of materialistic in a sentence

  • They criticized her for being too materialistic.
  • The debate took a materialistic turn, focusing on tangible assets.
  • Her materialistic views clashed with his spiritual beliefs.

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

Adjective
materialistischadj.

I often became angry, held grudges, and was materialistic.

Ich wurde oft wütend, war voller Groll und sehr materialistisch.

We have to change, but our education system is too materialistic.

Wir müssen uns ändern, aber unser Bildungssystem ist zu materialistisch.

materielladj.

Compared with materialistic items, time is nowadays the greatest luxury.

Heutzutage ist im Vergleich mit materiellen Gütern, Zeit der größte Luxus.

Richness is not that we have a lot of money or materialistic prosperity.

Reichtum ist nicht möglichst viel Geld oder materiellen Wohlstand zu haben.

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materialistic: Examples and translations in context

His obsession with status symbols is a product of his materialistic environment.

Seine Besessenheit von Statussymbolen ist ein Produkt seiner materialistischen Umgebung.

The novel portrays flower people as idealists struggling against a violent, materialistic society.

Der Roman zeigt Blumenkinder als Idealisten, die gegen eine gewalttätige, materialistische Gesellschaft kämpfen.

For years I maintained an entirely materialistic view of that experience.

Für Jahre behielt ich eine insgesamt materialistische Sicht von jener Erfahrung.

He laments the loss of celibacy among an increasingly materialistic people.

Er beklagt den Verlust des Zölibats in einer zunehmend materialistischen Menschheit.

By bhajana-kriyā one attains freedom from the contamination of materialistic life.

Durch bhajana-kriyā erreicht man Freiheit von der Verunreinigung des materialistischen Lebens.

It is not true that they are materialistic and self-centred.

Es ist nicht wahr, daß sie materialistisch und egoistisch ist.

Herder's naturalism, however, goes beyond mere materialistic explanation.

Aber Herders Naturalismus geht über eine rein materialistische Erklärung hinaus.

The instructor who teaches and promotes his art for materialistic gains.

Der Lehrer, der die Kampfkunst für materielle Nutzen lehrt und entwickelt.

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