hard-nosed

Adjective

idiomatic of a person

guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory / (idiomatic) hardheaded, stubborn / (of a person) tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.

Japanese Meaning

論理や理論よりも実践や経験に重きを置く、現実主義的な / 頑固で、柔軟性に欠ける、強情な / 厳格で実務的、感情に流されない

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Our hard-nosed manager dismissed the consultant's theoretical proposals and insisted on solutions proven in practice.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

我々の実務重視のマネージャーはコンサルタントの理論的な提案を退け、実際に効果が証明された解決策にこだわった。

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Sense（1）

guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) hardheaded, stubborn

Sense（3）

(of a person) tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.

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