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analfabeto

illiterate

a n a l f a ˈb e t o
adjective Rare #37,009
illiterate Often used to describe someone who cannot read or write; can also be used figuratively to mean “uneducated” in a specific area (e.g., analfabeto digital).
SP: Mi abuelo era analfabeto y no podía leer cartas.
EN: My grandfather was illiterate and couldn’t read letters.

Él es analfabeto.

He is illiterate.

Porque mi novio es analfabeto.

Because my boyfriend is illiterate.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Tan guapo, que seas analfabeto.

So handsome, yet illiterate.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

No soy analfabeto.

I'm not illiterate.

Creo que Tom es analfabeto.

I think Tom is illiterate.

Soy analfabeto.

I am illiterate.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

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