illiterate

illiterate(
ih
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lih
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duhr
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iht
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. analfabeto
Employment opportunities are limited for people who are illiterate.Las oportunidades de empleo son limitadas para las personas que son analfabetas.
a. analfabeto
My father was illiterate and thought very little of my university studies.Mi padre era analfabeto, y no le daba importancia a mis estudios universitarios.
b. ignorante
Some intellectuals look down upon people who are illiterate.Algunos intelectuales menosprecian a quienes son ignorantes.
a. ignorante
I'm illiterate in scientific terminology. Speak plain English!Soy ignorante de la terminología científica. ¡Háblame en cristiano!
a. plagado de faltas
I don't have time to decipher incomprehensible, illiterate essays.No tengo tiempo para descifrar ensayos incomprensibles y plagados de faltas.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el analfabeto
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la analfabeta
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
He wouldn't have his daughter marry some illiterate without a title.No permitiría que su hija se casara con un analfabeto sin título.
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