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lit·er·ate  (ltr-t)

adj.

1.

a. Able to read and write.

b. Knowledgeable or educated in a particular field or fields.

2. Familiar with literature; literary.

3. Well-written; polished: a literate essay.

n.

1. One who can read and write.

2. A well-informed, educated person.

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[Middle English litterate, from Latin littertus, from littera, ltera, letter; see letter.]

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liter·ate·ly adv.

liter·ate·ness n.

Usage Note: For most of its long history in English, literate has meant only "familiar with literature," or more generally, "well-educated, learned." Only since the late 19th century has it also come to refer to the basic ability to read and write. Its antonym illiterate has an equally broad range of meanings: an illiterate person may be incapable of reading a shopping list or unable to grasp an allusion to Shakespeare or Keats. The term functional illiterate is often used to describe a person who can read or write to some degree, but below a minimum level required to function in even a limited social situation or job setting. An aliterate person, by contrast, is one who is capable of reading and writing but who has little interest in doing so, whether out of indifference to learning in general or from a preference for seeking information and entertainment by other means. · More recently, the meanings of the words literacy and illiteracy have been extended from their original connection with reading and literature to any body of knowledge. For example, "geographic illiterates" cannot identify the countries on a map, and "computer illiterates" are unable to use a word-processing system. All of these uses of literacy and illiteracy are acceptable.

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literate [ˈlɪtərɪt]

adj

1. able to read and write

2. educated; learned

3. used to words rather than numbers as a means of expression Compare numerate

n

a literate person

[from Latin litterātus learned. See letter]

literately  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	literate - a person who can read and write       literate person individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" alphabetiser, alphabetizer - a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order reader - a person who can read; a literate person writer - a person who is able to write and has written something
Adj.	1.	literate - able to read and write illiterate - not able to read or write
	2.	literate - versed in literature; dealing with literature educated - possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) sophisticated - having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book" illiterate - lacking culture, especially in language and literature
	3.	literate - knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields; "computer literate" educated - possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)

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literate

adjective educated, lettered, learned, cultured, informed, scholarly, cultivated, knowledgeable, well-informed, erudite, well-read The lyrics are highly literate; they even quote Voltaire.

Translations

literate [ˈlɪtərɪt] ADJ → que sabe leer y escribir
highly literate → culto
not very literate (fig) → poco culto, que tiene poca cultura

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literate [ˈlɪt^ərət] adj

(= able to read and write) → qui sait lire et écrire
to be literate → savoir lire et écrire

(= well-educated) → instruit(e)
the children of highly literate parents → les enfants de parents très instruits

[applicant, employee] → à l'aise avec les mots
Scientists need to be literate as well as numerate → Les scientifiques doivent être à l'aise avec les mots ainsi qu'avec les chiffres.

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literate

adj

to be literate → lesen und schreiben können; they aim to achieve a literate population in one generation → sie wollen die Bevölkerung in einer Generation alphabetisieren

(= well-educated) → gebildet; his style is not very literate → er schreibt einen ungeschliffenen Stil

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literate [ˈlɪtərɪt] adj → che sa leggere e scrivere
highly literate → molto colto/a, molto istruito/a

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literate [ˈlɪtərɪt] adj → che sa leggere e scrivere
highly literate → molto colto/a, molto istruito/a

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literate

adj literate [ˈlitərət]

1 able to read and write. geletterd يَعْرِف القِراءَه والكِتابَه، غَيْر أُمّي грамотен gramotný uddannet des Lesens und Schreibens kundig που γνωρίζει γραφή και ανάγνωση alfabetizado kirjaoskaja با سواد lukutaitoinen qui sait lire et écrire יוֹדֵע קְרוֹא וּכתוֹב साहित्यिक pismen írni-olvasni tudó melek huruf læs og skrifandi (che sa leggere e scrivere), (alfabetizzato) 読み書きのできる 읽고 쓸 줄 아는 raštingas lasīt un rakstīt protošs celik huruf geletterd som kan lese og skrive piśmienny alfabetizado care ştie să scrie şi să citească грамотный gramotný pismen pismen läs- och skrivkunnig อ่านออกเขียนได้ okur yazar 有文化的 письменний, грамотний خواندہ biết chữ 有文化的

2 clever and having read a great deal. geletterd, beskaaf مُلِم ، ذكي وكثير القِراءَه учен sečtělý dannet; kulitiveret gebildet διαβασμένος, έξυπνος letrado haritud ادیب sivistynyt cultivé מַשׂכִּיל जिसे साहित्य का कुछ ज्ञान हो uman, načitan olvasott terpelajar bóklærður colto, erudito 博学な 명석한 apsiskaitęs izglītots; skolots terpelajar geletterd belest oczytany culto cultivat образованный kultivovaný načitan učen bildad มีการศึกษา kültürlü, okumuş 博學的﹐有學問的 освічений, вчений پڑھا لکھا شخص hay chữ 有阅读和写作能力的

n literacy

geletterdheid مَعْرِفَة القِراءَه والكِتابَه грамотност gramotnost det at kunne læse og skrive die Fähigkeit, zu Lesen und zu Schreiben, die Bildung στοιχειώδης παιδεία, γνώση γραφής και ανάγνωσης capacidad de leer y escribir kirjaoskus سواد خواندن و نوشتن luku- ja kirjoitustaito aptitude à lire et à écrire יְדִיעַת קְרוֹא וּכתוֹב, אוֹרייָנוּת साक्षरता pismenost írni-olvasni tudás melek huruf lestrar– og skriftarkunnátta (il saper leggere e scrivere), alfabetismo 読み書き能力 읽고 쓸 수 있음, 교양이 있음 raštingumas rakstītprasme celik huruf alfabetisme det å kunne lese og skrive umiejętność pisania i czytania alfabetização aptitudinea de a scrie şi a citi грамотность gramotnosť pismenost pismenost läs- och skriv- kunnighet ความสามารถในการอ่านและเขียน okur yazarlık 精通文學 письменність, грамотність خواندگی sự biết chữ 精通文学