Translations for „boffin“ in the English » German Dictionary

bof·fin [ˈbɒfɪn] N Brit, Aus inf

boffin (scientist)

Wissenschaftler(in) m (f)

boffin (one interest)

Fachidiot(in) m (f) pej inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The top boffin describes the gruesome method in which the pair were mummified.

www.dailystar.co.uk

That is over 30 years of waiting for someone to ensure the public sector policy boffins get it right.

www.abc.net.au

It's a moot point for those who find the game complicated enough without the boffins getting involved.

www.theweek.co.uk

Anyway, what could have possessed these boffins to expend so much time and energy researching such an area?

www.telegraph.co.uk

Since the first report was compiled nine years ago, boffins have pored over more than 2,500 data breaches.

www.theregister.co.uk

He was rumoured to have prompted the term boffin.

en.wikipedia.org

The search engine has the answer to every conceivable question at touch of a keyboard, turning even the most ignorant into instant boffins.

www.independent.ie

From small events in a local shed to national and international competitions, these backyard boffins do battle.

www.gizmodo.com.au

The boffins claimed they spotted jarosite halfway up a 4.8km (3-mile) high cliff at the western end of the chasm.

www.theregister.co.uk

To their dismay, boffins have warned it could take years for the sand - now languishing offshore in mountainous sandbanks and bars - to return.

www.dailymail.co.uk