German-English translation for "Naive"

"Naive" English translation

Naive
[naˈiːvə]Maskulinum | masculine m <Naiven; Naiven>

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naïve person, innocent
examples
  • er spielte den Naiven
    he played the innocent
    er spielte den Naiven
And they take advantage of the innocent, the naive, the grieving, the needy people out there.
Und sie bereichern sich an Unschuldigen, den Naiven, den Trauernden, den Bedürftigen da draußen.
Source: TED
For the naive it was a lot of work for no return.
Für die Naiven war es vergebene Mühe.
Source: Europarl
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Naive
[naˈiːvə]Femininum | feminine f <Naiven; Naiven>

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ingenue naïve person, innocent
  • ingenue
    Naive Theater | theatre, theaterTHEAT
    Naive Theater | theatre, theaterTHEAT
examples
And they take advantage of the innocent, the naive, the grieving, the needy people out there.
Und sie bereichern sich an Unschuldigen, den Naiven, den Trauernden, den Bedürftigen da draußen.
Source: TED
For the naive it was a lot of work for no return.
Für die Naiven war es vergebene Mühe.
Source: Europarl
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