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Meanings of naive in inglés

portugués
cândido
catalán
càndid

Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience.

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cândido

Not initiated; deficient in relevant experience.

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Lacking information or instruction.

Of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style.

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Usage of naive in inglés
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China: Strange and wonderful things can happen to naive Westerners in China.
The Irish Times
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The Wall testified to a time when simple, naive rules gave way.
Existence
3
He also insisted: France is not naive when it comes to Iran.
The Guardian
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Critics say he was naive about obstacles such as Israeli settlement building.
Reuters
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His conception of the naive tales and beliefs was in itself naive.
Rashi
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I was naive and a young boy at the time, Lampard said.
The Guardian
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Maybe I'm naive, but I don't see how I can really continue.
The Guardian
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But I knew Ahenobarbus was not naive; he just wanted me gone.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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Results: Forty-six patients were identified for analysis, all of whom were chemotherapy-naive.
Pubmed
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Massey University professor and political commentator Claire Robinson said he was naive.
Radio NZ
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It is also not a naive approach solely based on bombing forward.
The South African
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Perhaps one day those naive, first-generation envoys sensed a new entity arrive.
Existence
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All participants were drug-naive ADHD children treated with OROS-MPH for 12 weeks.
Pubmed
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Only the naive, however, did not recognise that the respite was temporary.
The Guardian
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Conclusions: Entecavir therapy showed excellent efficacy in nucleoside-naive chronic hepatitis B patients.
Pubmed
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My family and friends tell me sometimes that I am hopelessly naive.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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portugués
cândido
catalán
càndid
Naive through the time
Naive across language varieties
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
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