naive

ingenuo, inesperto

Che non ha abbastanza esperienza per valutare persone o situazioni e spesso si fida troppo facilmente.

In inglese semplice: Without enough experience to judge people or situations well, often trusting others too easily.

• I was young and naive.
• It was naive to expect everyone to agree.
• He is less naive about politics now.

Come si usa: naive to do something (It was naive to trust him without checking his story.); naive about something (She was naive about how businesses worked.)

Sinonimi: inexperienced, innocent, unsophisticated

Contrari: sophisticated, worldly

Espressioni comuni: naive person, naive belief, naive to think, naive assumption

naïf

Realizzato in uno stile semplice, simile all’arte dei bambini, senza tecniche artistiche complesse.

In inglese semplice: Made in a simple style like a child’s art, without complex artistic methods.

• She collects naive art.
• The painting shows a village in a naive style.
• His naive figures have bright clothes and large eyes.

Sinonimi: childlike

Espressioni comuni: naive art, naive painting, naive style