innocent

innocente

Che non ha commesso il reato o l’azione sbagliata di cui viene accusato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: innocent of something (He was innocent of the crime.)

Sinonimi: not guilty, blameless

Contrari: guilty

Espressioni comuni: innocent of something, prove someone innocent, innocent person, declare someone innocent

innocente, ingenuo

Poco esperto della cattiveria, senza aspettarsi che gli altri gli facciano male o lo ingannino.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: naive, guileless

Contrari: worldly

Espressioni comuni: innocent child, innocent smile, young and innocent

innocente

Che non comporta cattive intenzioni, disonestà o colpe morali.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: blameless, harmless

Espressioni comuni: innocent explanation, innocent mistake, innocent intentions

ingenuo

Persona poco esperta della cattiveria, che si fida facilmente degli altri.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: naive person

Espressioni comuni: a complete innocent, an innocent abroad

innocente

Persona, soprattutto un bambino, che non ha fatto nulla di male.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: blameless person

Espressioni comuni: protect the innocents, death of an innocent