semiliterate

(sĕm'ē-lĭt'ər-ĭt, sĕm'ī-)
adj.

1. Having achieved an elementary level of ability in reading and writing.
2. Having limited knowledge or understanding, especially of a technical subject.

semiliteracy sem'i·lit'er·a·cy (-ər-ə-sē) n.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: literate but poorly informed

Meaning #2: barely able to read and write

Meaning #3: able to read but not to write

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - halvt analfabet

Nederlands (Dutch)
half analfabeet

Français (French)
adj. - presque illettré
n. - presque illettré

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kaum lesen und schreiben könnend
n. - jmd. der kaum lesen u. schreiben kann

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ημιμαθής

Italiano (Italian)
quasi analfabeta

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - semi-sábio
n. - semi-sábio (m)

Русский (Russian)
полуграмотный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - semianalfabeto
n. - semianalfabeto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - halvlitterat
n. - halvlitterat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
半文盲的, 所知有限的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 半文盲的, 所知有限的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 반문맹의, 읽고 쓰는 능력이 불충분한, 읽을 수는 있으나 쓰지는 못하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 半文盲の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نصف أمي (الاسم) شخص نصف أمي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בעל השכלה דלה, אינו קורא וכותב בשטף, חושף את השכלתו הדלה של המחבר (טקסט)‬

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