German
English
bieder; trocken; altbacken; hausbacken {adj} [pej.]
staid; stuffy; white-bread [Am.] [coll.]
ein trockener Bürokrat
a staid bureaucrat
trockene wissenschaftliche Zeitschriften
staid scientific journals
Das Museum bemüht sich, sein biederes Image loszuwerden.
The museum is trying to get rid of its staid image.
bieder; hausbacken; fade; wenig aufregend; uninteressant {adj}
ho-hum
bieder; artig; handzahm, zahm; lammfromm {adj}
namby-pamby
zahme Behandlung von Verbrechern
namby-pamby treatment of criminals
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