Digital cameras aren't as good as rudimentary cameras.
Source: tatoeba (1284224)
Rudimentary
//ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi//
Synonyms for "rudimentary" (127 found)
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Strong matches (38)
Related words (63)
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Adjective(2 words)
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2 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
2 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
51 translations across 17 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- rudimentari adj (of or relating to rudiments)
- rudimentari adj (basic; minimal)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 基本的 adj (basic; minimal)
Czech
1 entries- základní adj (basic; minimal)
Danish
4 entries- basal adj (basic; minimal)
- elementær adj (basic; minimal)
- fundamental adj (basic; minimal)
- simpel adj (basic; minimal)
Dutch
1 entries- rudimentair adj (basic; minimal)
Esperanto
1 entries- rudimenta adj (basic; minimal)
Finnish
4 entries- alkeellinen adj (of or relating to rudiments)
- alkeellinen adj (basic; minimal)
- alkeis adj (of or relating to rudiments)
- alkeis adj (basic; minimal)
French
2 entries- rudimentaire adj (of or relating to rudiments)
- rudimentaire adj (basic; minimal)
German
4 entries- ansatzhaft adj (basic; minimal)
- bruchstückhaft adj (basic; minimal)
- elementar adj (basic; minimal)
- grundlegend adj (basic; minimal)
Greek
3 entries- στοιχειώδης adj (of or relating to rudiments)
- στοιχειώδης adj (basic; minimal)
- υποτυπώδης adj (basic; minimal)
Indonesian
1 entries- rudimenter adj (basic; minimal)
Manx
2 entries- bunneydagh adj (of or relating to rudiments)
- bunneydagh adj (basic; minimal)
Persian
2 entries- ابتدایی adj (of or relating to rudiments)
- مختصر adj (basic; minimal)
Polish
4 entries- elementarny adj (of or relating to rudiments)
- minimalny adj (basic; minimal)
- ograniczony adj (basic; minimal)
- podstawowy adj (of or relating to rudiments)
Portuguese
2 entries- rudimentar adj (of or relating to rudiments)
- rudimentar adj (basic; minimal)
Russian
4 entries- зача́точный adj (basic; minimal)
- рудимента́рный adj (of or relating to rudiments)
- рудимента́рный adj (basic; minimal)
- элемента́рный adj (basic; minimal)
Spanish
4 entries- elemental adj (basic; minimal)
- rudimental adj (of or relating to rudiments)
- rudimental adj (basic; minimal)
- rudimentario adj (of or relating to rudiments)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
She has a rudimentary grasp of the Berber language.
Source: tatoeba (8164479)
Yanni's Berber is very rudimentary.
Source: tatoeba (9125830)
She says the rudimentary shelters are constructed from anything they can find—bits of plastic or clothing—and these are tacked onto wooden branches, which are then covered with straw.
Source: tatoeba (10797966)
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