Meaning of analphabet | Babel Free
əˈnælfəbɛtDefinitions
A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person.
Equivalents
Dansk
analfabet
Ελληνικά
αναλφάβητος
Suomi
analfabeetti
Français
analphabète
Italiano
analfabeta
Kurdî
analfabêt
Nederlands
analfabeet
Русский
негра́мотный
Svenska
analfabet
Examples
“In 1861, out of a total population of 21,777,331, there were no less than 16,999,701 "analphabetes," or persons absolutely unable to read⟳.”
“The governor of a distant province receives a telegram from the Ministry asking how many analphabets (illiterates) there are in his area. Neither he nor his colleagues know⟳ what an analphabet is, but as anarchism also begins with 'an' they guess⟳ that an analphabet must be a dangerous enemy of the state, and report⟳ that they have⟳ only one—the schoolmaster.”
“The Beckettian progression appears occasionally: while Miss⟳ Counihan (static) is an omnivorous reader and Murphy (transitional) a strict non-reader, Cooper is an analphabete.”
“As to [Paulo] Freire's methods, we should keep⟳ in mind⟳ that they were primarily developed to teach⟳ adult analphabets their own⟳ language, as a part of a 'conscientization' process⟳.”
“The porter was an analphabete, but together / we found your name⟳, down among the Os, / and there you were, my brave love⟳, / in a loose hospital gown that covered nothing; […]”
“(1) What is the impact of not learning written language on the aphasic semeiology of an analphabet? (2) How do physiological mechanisms relate⟳ to the production of language in an analphabet? (3) What relationships, if any, can be discerned between an adult analphabet and the aphasia of a child before learning how to write⟳.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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