wonk

wɑŋk
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Translation of wonk into German

Noun

1.

education

US
studious or hardworking person
US
  • He was known as a math wonk, always buried in books..Er war als Mathe-Streber bekannt, immer in Büchern vertieft
2.

knowledge

US
expert in a specific field, often policy
US
  • The senator consulted a wonk for advice on the bill.Der Senator konsultierte einen Experten für Ratschläge zum Gesetzesentwurf.
3.

obsessive interest

US
person obsessively interested in a subject
US
  • She's a wonk when it comes to vintage cars.Sie ist ein Fanatiker, wenn es um Oldtimer geht.
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Expressions with wonk: examples in English and translations in German

Politikexperte
Politikfreak
She is known as a policy wonk in the government.

Synonyms and analogies of wonk in English

Examples of wonk in a sentence

  • The science wonk spent hours in the lab.
  • The tech wonk explained the new software features.
  • He's a wonk when it comes to environmental policy.
  • He's a political wonk who reads policy papers for fun.
  • The tech wonk explained the software in detail.

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

Noun
derStrebernm.

You don't have to be a wonk to be conscientious.

Man muss kein Streber sein, um gewissenhaft zu sein.

wonk

But he's always been this kind of policy wonk.

Aber er war schon immer diese Art von Politik wonk.

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A frustrated policy wonk in the CIA who felt he could do better than his superiors.

Ein frustrierter Streber bei der CIA der das Gefühl hatte, besser als seine Vorgesetzten zu sein.

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The Wonk Unit guys produced it.

Die Leute von Wonk Unit haben die produziert.

Digital Citizen's Mohamad Najem shared his thoughts on the inefficacy of the Lebanese government in protecting its citizens' privacy in the New America Foundation's Weekly Wonk blog.

Mohamad Najem von Digital Citizen teilte auf dem Blog The Weekly Wonk von der New America Foundation (Stiftung Neues Amerika) seine Gedanken über die Erfolglosigkeit der libanesischen Regierung im Hinblick auf den Schutz der Privatsphäre der Bürger mit.

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