English-German translation for "illiterate"

"illiterate" German translation

illiterate
[-rit]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • analphabetisch, des Lesens und Schreibens unkundig
    illiterate unable to read or write
    illiterate unable to read or write
illiterate
[-rit]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Unwissende(r), Ungebildete(r)
    illiterate uneducated person
    illiterate uneducated person
  • Analphabet(in)
    illiterate person unable to read and write
    illiterate person unable to read and write
Und es hat sich herausgestellt, dass die Analphabeten Meister des Delegierens sind.
And it turns out that illiterate people are masters of delegation.
Source: TED
Die Eltern der meisten Kinder dort sind Analphabeten.
Most of the children there have parents who are illiterate.
Source: TED
Ohne Beine, mit nur einem Arm, Analphabet, nicht ausgebildet welche Arbeit für ihn?
Legless, with only one arm, illiterate, unskilled-- what job for him?
Source: TED
Sie ist Analphabetin, also kann sie die französischen Untertitel nicht lesen.
She's illiterate, so she can't read the French subtitles.
Source: TED
Weltweit gibt es noch immer 900 Millionen Analphabeten.
Nine hundred million people are still illiterate.
Source: Europarl
Zwei Drittel aller Analphabeten in der Welt sind Frauen.
Two thirds of all the world's illiterates are women.
Source: Europarl
Wir haben einen Zahnarzt-- sie ist eine Grossmutter, Analphabetin, und ist Zahnarzt.
We have a dentist-- she's a grandmother, illiterate, who's a dentist.
Source: TED
Diese neuen Analphabeten können nicht einmal die Arbeitsschutzanweisungen verstehen.
These new illiterates cannot even understand safety instructions at work.
Source: Europarl
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