analfabeto funcional
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Literally, “functional(ly) illiterate”.
=== Noun ===
analfabeto funcional m (plural analfabetos funcionais, feminine analfabeta funcional, feminine plural analfabetas funcionais)
illiterate (having little formal education)
==== Usage notes ====
Just analfabeto means illiterate (“unable to read and write”). The expression analfabeto funcional (with the word funcional added) means "having little formal education".
=== Further reading ===
“analfabeto funcional”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026