illiterate

analphabète, illettré

Qui ne sait ni lire ni écrire.

En anglais simple : Unable to read and write.

• Her grandfather was illiterate.
• The program teaches illiterate adults to read.
• Many children remained illiterate because they could not attend school.

Synonymes : unable to read

Contraires : literate

Expressions courantes : illiterate adults, illiterate population, remain illiterate

ignorant, illettré

Qui connaît très peu un domaine particulier ou ne sait guère utiliser quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Knowing very little about a particular subject or how to use something.

• I'm almost computer illiterate.
• She felt technologically illiterate when she started her new job.
• The course helps people who are financially illiterate.

Comment l'utiliser : illiterate in something (He admitted that he was illiterate in financial matters.)

Synonymes : ignorant, uninformed

Contraires : knowledgeable

Expressions courantes : computer illiterate, financially illiterate, technologically illiterate

analphabète, illettré

Personne qui ne sait ni lire ni écrire.

En anglais simple : A person who cannot read or write.

• He grew up as an illiterate.
• The charity offered reading classes for adult illiterates.
• An illiterate may need help reading an official letter.

Expressions courantes : an illiterate, adult illiterate, teach an illiterate

ignorant

Personne qui connaît très peu un domaine particulier.

En anglais simple : A person who knows very little about a particular subject.

• He is a computer illiterate.
• Financial illiterates may struggle to understand interest rates.
• Even a technical illiterate can use this simple device.

Contraires : expert

Expressions courantes : computer illiterate, financial illiterate, business illiterate