innocent

inocente

Que no ha cometido el delito o la falta de los que se le acusa.

En inglés sencillo: Not having committed the crime or wrong act someone is accused of.

• She is innocent.
• The jury found him innocent of theft.
• An innocent man spent years in prison.

Cómo se usa: innocent of something (He was innocent of the crime.)

Sinónimos: not guilty, blameless

Antónimos: guilty

Expresiones frecuentes: innocent of something, prove someone innocent, innocent person, declare someone innocent

inocente, ingenuo

Con poca experiencia del mal, sin esperar que otros le hagan daño o le engañen.

En inglés sencillo: Having little experience of bad behaviour and not expecting people to hurt or deceive you.

• She was a trusting, innocent child.
• He gave me an innocent smile.
• They seemed too innocent to understand the danger.

Sinónimos: naive, guileless

Antónimos: worldly

Expresiones frecuentes: innocent child, innocent smile, young and innocent

inocente

Que no implica mala intención, engaño ni una falta moral.

En inglés sencillo: Involving no wrong intention, dishonest behaviour, or moral fault.

• It was an innocent mistake.
• There may be an innocent explanation.
• Her innocent question caused an unexpected argument.

Sinónimos: blameless, harmless

Expresiones frecuentes: innocent explanation, innocent mistake, innocent intentions

ingenuo

Persona con poca experiencia de la maldad que confía fácilmente en los demás.

En inglés sencillo: A person who has little experience of bad behaviour and easily trusts others.

• He was a complete innocent.
• She felt like an innocent abroad.
• The two innocents trusted everyone they met.

Sinónimos: naive person

Expresiones frecuentes: a complete innocent, an innocent abroad

inocente

Persona, especialmente un niño, que no ha hecho nada malo.

En inglés sencillo: A person, especially a child, who has done nothing wrong.

• An innocent died in the attack.
• The war claimed the lives of many innocents.
• We must protect the innocents caught in this conflict.

Sinónimos: blameless person

Expresiones frecuentes: protect the innocents, death of an innocent