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Meaning of fagidiot | Babel Free

Noun masculine
faːɡ.i.di.uːt

Definitions

  1. fachidiot; someone with encompassing knowledge of a subject, but lacking knowledge outside of their subject, often looking at problems through the lens of their speciality
    masculine
  2. nerd, geek
    masculine

Examples

“Han mangler fagkunnskapen til å bli kalt en fagidiot; han er bare en vanlig idiot.”

He lacks the knowledge of a subject matter to be called a fachidiot; he's just a regular idiot.

“1954, ?, Bok og bibliotek: tidsskrift for biblioteker og bogvenner, vol. 21-22. O. F. Arnesens bok- og akcidenstrykkeri En fagmann blir fagidiot i samme øyeblikk som han innsnevrer sitt studium og sin lesning til faget alene.”

A specialist becomes a fachidiot the moment he narrows down his study and reading to the subject alone.

“Fagidiotar kjem ikkje særleg langt i livet, spesielt ikkje når dei ikkje kan kommunisere på eit grunnleggjande vis.”

Fachidiots don't come particularly far in life, especially when they can't communicate in a fundamental manner.

“Eit insidig brødstudium vil gjera den unge til en smalspora fagidiot; han har ikkje råd til å drøyme draumar, til å fylgje skinet frå ei stjerne, og han blir ikkje berre materialistisk, men og uhyggeleg provinsiell.”

A unilateral study of bread will make the young one into a narrow-minded fachidiot; not only can he not afford to dream, to follow the light of a star, and not only will he become materialistic, but also incredibly provincial.

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