German-English translation for "Elfenbeinturm"

"Elfenbeinturm" English translation

Elfenbeinturm
Maskulinum | masculine m figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig literarisch | literaryliter

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  • im Elfenbeinturm leben
    to live in an ivory tower
    im Elfenbeinturm leben
Here, too, the Commission does not work in an ivory tower.
Auch hier arbeitet sie nicht im Elfenbeinturm.
Source: Europarl
The Commission is living in an ivory tower.
Die Kommission lebt in einem Elfenbeinturm.
Source: Europarl
The Commission lives in an ivory tower.
Die Kommission lebt in einem Elfenbeinturm.
Source: Europarl
The time is past when researchers could sit in their ivory towers.
Heute kann kein Wissenschaftler mehr im Elfenbeinturm forschen.
Source: Europarl
In reply to this I would say that we are not working in an ivory tower.
In Erwiderung darauf würde ich sagen, dass wir nicht in einem Elfenbeinturm sitzen.
Source: Europarl
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