regelnicht
Dutch
Etymology
From regelen (“to regulate, to control”) + nicht (“niece”), from earlier regelneef. First attested in the 1980s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreː.ɣəlˌnɪxt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: re‧gel‧nicht
Noun
regelnicht f (plural regelnichten, diminutive regelnichtje n, masculine regelneef)
- petty, rules-obsessed woman, e.g. a woman trying to keep everything under control
- Ze staat bekend als een echte regelnicht, altijd bezig om alles onder controle te houden en de regels nauwgezet te volgen.
- She is known as a true petty, rules-obsessed woman, always busy trying to keep everything under control and follow the rules meticulously.
- Als de enige vrouwelijke manager in het team wordt ze soms een regelnichtje genoemd, maar ze is gewoon heel gedreven in haar werk.
- As the only female manager in the team, she is sometimes called a petty, rules-obsessed woman, but she is just very driven in her work.
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