primitive

US /ˈprɪm.ə.t̬ɪv/
UK /ˈprɪm.ə.t̬ɪv/
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1.

primitiv, ursprünglich

relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something

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Early humans used primitive tools for hunting.
Frühe Menschen benutzten primitive Werkzeuge zur Jagd.
The tribe lived in a primitive society.
Der Stamm lebte in einer primitiven Gesellschaft.
2.

primitiv, einfach

not developed or sophisticated; crude

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The computer graphics were quite primitive by today's standards.
Die Computergrafiken waren nach heutigen Maßstäben ziemlich primitiv.
His understanding of the subject was very primitive.
Sein Verständnis des Themas war sehr primitiv.
1.

Primitiver, Urmensch

a person belonging to a preliterate, nonindustrial society or culture

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The anthropologist studied the customs of the primitives.
Der Anthropologe studierte die Bräuche der Primitiven.
Some art critics refer to certain self-taught artists as primitives.
Einige Kunstkritiker bezeichnen bestimmte autodidaktische Künstler als Primitive.