What does ignorante in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word ignorante in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ignorante in Italian.

The word ignorante in Italian means ignorant, uninformed, unaware, no knowledge, rude, ill-mannered, impolite, ignorant person, lout, boor, not know, ignore, dumb as an ox. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ignorante

ignorant, uninformed, unaware, no knowledge

aggettivo (possibilmente spregiativo (che non conosce, non sa)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sei un ignorante in ambito scientifico e non accetto lezioni da te.
You have no scientific knowledge and I shall take no lessons from you.

rude, ill-mannered, impolite

aggettivo (spregiativo (rozzo, incolto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Che persone ignoranti! Dovrebbero imparare ad ascoltare e riflettere.
What rude people! They should learn how to listen and reflect.

ignorant person

(possibilmente spregiativo (chi non sa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Io sono un ignorante, ma tu hai avuto la fortuna di poter studiare.
I'm an ignorant person, but you've had the opportunity to study.

lout, boor

(spregiativo (chi è rozzo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Che ignoranti! Dovrebbero imparare ad ascoltare e riflettere.
What boors! They should learn how to listen and reflect.

not know

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (non sapere, non conoscere)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ignoro quale sia il suo cognome da nubile.
I don't know what her maiden name is.

ignore

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (non considerare, trascurare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Puoi tranquillamente ignorare il capitolo sulle variazioni climatiche.
Feel free to ignore the chapter on climatic variations.

dumb as an ox

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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