practicality

practicality
noun
1) no pl. (of plan) Durchführbarkeit, die; (of person) praktische Veranlagung
2) in pl. (practical details)

the practicalities of the situation are that ... — die Situation sieht praktisch so aus, dass ...

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['kæ-]
noun das Praktische
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prac·ti·cal·ity
[ˌpræktɪˈkæləti, AM -ət̬i]
n
1. no pl (feasibility) Durchführbarkeit f, Machbarkeit f; (practical gain) praktischer Nutzen
to lack \practicality in der Praxis kaum durchführbar sein
2. (not theoretically)
the practicalities pl die praktische Seite
3. no pl (usability) Nützlichkeit f
I bought these shoes for their \practicality not their appearance ich habe diese Schuhe gekauft, weil sie praktisch sind, und nicht wegen ihres Aussehens
4. (approv) of a person praktische Veranlagung
he's got no sense of \practicality at all er ist ohne jeden Sinn für die praktischen Dinge des Lebens
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["prktI'klItɪ]
n
1) no pl (of person) praktische Veranlagung
2) no pl (of scheme etc) Durchführbarkeit f

your solution shows/lacks practicality — Ihre Lösung ist praxisnah/praxisfremd

3) (= practical detail) praktisches Detail
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practicality [-ˈkælətı] s (das) Praktische:
a) praktisches Wesen
b) praktische Anwendbarkeit
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noun
1) no pl. (of plan) Durchführbarkeit, die; (of person) praktische Veranlagung
2) in pl. (practical details)

the practicalities of the situation are that ... — die Situation sieht praktisch so aus, dass ...

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n.
Sachlichkeit f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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