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be uneducated

[/bi ˌʌn.ˈɛd.ʒu.keɪ.tɪd/]
verb phrase
ser inculto; ser ignorante; não ter educação
1. to lack formal education or schooling; to have received little or no educational training
He was uneducated and struggled to read and write.
Ele era inculto e tinha dificuldade em ler e escrever.
2. to lack knowledge, refinement, or cultural awareness
Her uneducated remarks about the art exhibition were embarrassing.
Seus comentários ignorantes sobre a exposição de arte foram constrangedores.
Synonyms
be illiteratebe ignorantlack educationbe unschooledbe uncultured
Antonyms
be educatedbe culturedbe knowledgeablebe learnedbe erudite

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ser inculto; ser ignorante
most common usage in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
ser sem instrução
colloquial variant
São Paulo
ser inculto; não ter estudado
standard usage
Portugal
ser inculto; ser analfabeto
European Portuguese preference

Related Idioms & Phrases

a rough diamond
unpolished gem
diamond in the rough
lack book learning
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