Translations for „Nimby“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . Nim·by, NIM·BY <pl -s> [ˈnɪmbi] N pej

Nimby → not in my back yard

Nimby

Person, die sich gegen umstrittene Bauvorhaben in der eigenen Nachbarschaft stellt, aber nichts dagegen hat, wenn diese woanders realisiert werden

II . Nim·by, NIM·BY <pl -s> [ˈnɪmbi] N modifier pej

Nimby → not in my back yard

Nimby attitudes

beschreibt eine Haltung, die umstrittene Bauvorhaben überall, nur nicht in der eigenen Nachbarschaft zulassen will

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Nimby attitudes

beschreibt eine Haltung, die umstrittene Bauvorhaben überall, nur nicht in der eigenen Nachbarschaft zulassen will

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Nimby protesters to the "villages" may be asked why they despise the thought of making Britain great again.

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Until now, they have encountered the Nimby (not in my backyard) response when the idea was suggested that one local school be vacated to make way for another patron.

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This has nothing to do with Nimby.

www.straight.com

It is what you might describe as the politician's ultimate Nimby dilemma.

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I think the commenters to the story brought up what they perceived as the Nimby aspect.

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Nimby-ism hardly comes more blatant than this.

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