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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfalta de educación
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfalta de eðuɣaˈsjon
"La falta de educación limitaba sus oportunidades laborales."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A lack of education, instruction, or formal learning; ignorance resulting from an absence of schooling.
"His obvious uneducation hindered his ability to comprehend the complex bureaucratic documents." - 2
The state or quality of being uneducated or uninformed about societal norms and knowledge.
"The documentary highlighted the systemic uneducation plaguing isolated rural communities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix 'un-' (expressing negation or lack of) combined with 'education', which stems from the Latin 'educatio' meaning a breeding, bringing up, or rearing. The term emerged in the 17th century to denote a deficiency in proper instruction or the active condition of remaining uninstructed.
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manque d'éducation
Transliteration: mãk d‿ed.y.ka.sjɔ̃
"Son manque d'éducation était évident lors de la discussion."
Ungebildetheit
Transliteration: ˈʊnɡəˌbɪldətˌhaɪt
"Seine Ungebildetheit hinderte ihn daran, die Lage zu verstehen."
ignoranza
Transliteration: iɲɲoˈrantsa
"La sua uneducazione derivava dalla mancanza di scuole nella zona."
falta de educación
Transliteration: ˈfalta de eðuɣaˈsjon
"La falta de educación limitaba sus oportunidades laborales."
falta de educação
Transliteration: ˈfaw.tɐ dʒi e.du.kaˈsɐ̃w
"A falta de educação era visível em seu comportamento."
शिक्षा की कमी
Transliteration: shiksha ki kami
"उसकी शिक्षा की कमी ने उसकी प्रगति को रोका।"
缺乏教育
Transliteration: quēfá jiàoyù
"缺乏教育限制了他对世界的理解。"
교육 부족
Transliteration: gyoyuk bujok
"그의 교육 부족은 토론 중에 드러났다."
無教育
Transliteration: mu kyōiku
"彼の無教育が問題を引き起こした。"
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