low-tech

lo tɛk

Definition

Definition of low-tech - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

technologie simpletechnologie utilisant des moyens simples et peu coûteux

Cette entreprise privilégie le low-tech pour ses produits durables.

technologie simple

Adjective

technologie simplequi utilise des moyens techniques simples et accessibles

Cette approche low-tech permet de réparer facilement les équipements.

élémentaire

rustique

simple

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Origin of low-tech

anglais, low (bas) + tech (abréviation de technology (du grec technē, art))

Examples of low-tech in a sentence

Ils ont conçu un système d’irrigation low-tech pour les petits agriculteurs.
Ils ont construit un filtre low-tech avec du sable.
Une solution low-tech convient aux villages isolés.

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English:low-tech, simple-tech, ...
German:Low-Tech, technikarm, ...
Italian:low-tech, a bassa tecnologia, ...
Spanish:tecnología sencilla, de baja tecnología, ...
Portuguese:tecnologia simples, simples, ...
Chinese:低技术, 低技术含量的, ...
Japanese:ローテク, ローテクの, ...
Arabic:تقنية بسيطة, بَسِيط التِّقَانَة, ...
Hebrew:טֶכְנוֹלוֹגְיָה פָּשׁוּטָה, לוֹ־טֶכְנוֹלוֹגִי, ...
Russian:лоу-тек, низкотехнологичный, ...
Ukrainian:лоу-тек, низькотехнологічний, ...
Catalan:tecnologia senzilla, de baixa tecnologia, ...
Danish:low-tech, lavteknologisk, ...
Dutch:low-tech, eenvoudig technologisch, ...
Greek:χαμηλή τεχνολογία, χαμηλής τεχνολογίας, ...
Hungarian:alacsony technológia, alacsony technológiájú, ...
Khmer:បច្ចេកវិទ្យាសាមញ្ញ, ឡូថេក, ...
Korean:저기술, 저기술의, ...
Polish:low-tech, niskotechnologiczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):tecnologia simples, low-tech, ...
Romanian:tehnologie simplă, low-tech, ...
Swedish:low-tech, lågteknologisk, ...
Thai:เทคโนโลยีต่ำ, ที่ใช้เทคโนโลยีง่าย ๆ, ...
Turkish:basit teknoloji, düşük teknolojili, ...
Vietnamese:công nghệ đơn giản, đơn giản, ...

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