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dickfellig

thick-skinned, insensitive

adjective DIK-fe-likh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Also means

impervious to criticism

Usage Note

Dickfellig is colloquial and mildly negative — literally 'thick-skinned' like a rhino, unable to feel or register feedback. More informal than unempfindlich; sometimes used positively for someone who can take a lot of criticism without breaking down.

Examples

"Du musst etwas dickfellig sein, wenn du in der Politik erfolgreich sein willst."

Natural Translation

You have to be somewhat thick-skinned if you want to succeed in politics.

Literal Translation

You must somewhat thick-skinned be, if you in politics successful be want.

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