literacy

lit·er·a·cy  (ltr--s)

n.

1. The condition or quality of being literate, especially the ability to read and write. See Usage Note at literate.

2. The condition or quality of being knowledgeable in a particular subject or field: cultural literacy; biblical literacy.

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literacy [ˈlɪtərəsɪ]

n

1. the ability to read and write

2. the ability to use language proficiently

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

literacy - the ability to read and write         acquirement, skill, accomplishment, attainment, acquisition - an ability that has been acquired by training analphabetism, illiteracy - an inability to read

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literacy

noun education, learning, knowledge, scholarship, cultivation, proficiency, articulacy, ability to read and write, articulateness Many of them have some problems with literacy and numeracy.

Translations

literacy [ˈlɪtərəsɪ]

A. N → alfabetismo m, capacidad f de leer y escribir
literacy is low in Burkina Faso → el grado de alfabetización es bajo en Burkina Faso

B. CPD literacy campaign N → campaña f de alfabetización
literacy project, literacy scheme N → programa m de alfabetización
literacy test N → prueba f básica de lectura y escritura

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literacy [ˈlɪt^ərəsi]

n
basic literacy and numeracy → des notions élémentaires de lecture, d'écriture et de calcul
people who have problems with literacy and numeracy → les personnes qui ont des difficultés pour lire, écrire et compter

modif [skills] → en lecture et écriture; [rate, strategy, program] → d'alphabétisation literacy hour
literacy hour n → heure f consacrée à la lecture et à l'écriture

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literacy

n → Fähigkeit f → lesen und schreiben zu können; many adults have problems with literacy → viele Erwachsene haben Probleme mit dem Lesen und Schreiben; literacy campaign → Kampagne f → gegen das Analphabetentum, Alphabetisierungskampagne f; the literacy rate in this region is only 30% → die Analphabetenquote in dieser Region beträgt 70%; literacy is high here → die Analphabetenquote hier ist niedrig; literacy test → Lese- und Schreibtest m

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literacy [ˈlɪt/ərəsɪ] n → il saper leggere e scrivere

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literacy literate