ingenuo

/inˈxenwo/, [ĩŋˈxe.nwo]

ingenuous, naive, naïve


Adjective ingenuo (feminine ingenua, masculine plural ingenuos, feminine plural ingenuas)

  1. naive, ingenuous, candid, innocent
    Ella nunca lo sospechará porque es muy ingenua.
    She will never suspect it because she's very naïve.
  2. falsely naive, pretending to be naive
    ¡No seas ingenuo!
    Don't be naive!

Noun ingenuo m (plural ingenuos, feminine ingenua, feminine plural ingenuas)

  1. naif
    ¡Lo que pasa es que son un montón de ingenuos!
    The thing is they’re a bunch of naive people.

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Examples
  • Él es un poco ingenuo.

    He's a bit naive.

  • Tom no puede ser tan ingenuo.

    Tom can't be that naive.

  • Él es joven, ingenuo y sin experiencia.

    He's young, naive and inexperienced.

  • No hay tal cosa como un zorro ingenuo, ni un hombre sin defectos.

    There is no such thing as a naïve fox, nor a man without faults.

  • ¿Acaso soy tan egoísta, o él tan sólo es demasiado ingenuo?

    Am I that selfish or he's just too naive?

  • El hombre ingenuo estaba completamente turbado en su presencia.

    The naive man was utterly embarrassed in her presence.

  • Yo era ingenuo.

    I was naive.

  • No seas ingenuo.

    Don't be naive.

  • Él era ingenuo.

    He was naive.

  • Tom no es ingenuo.

    Tom isn't naive.

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