credulous

[US]/ˈkredjələs/
[UK]/ˈkredʒələs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lettforstående; naiv

Example Sentences

the conscience of the credulous prince was directed by saints and bishops.

medlyvenheten til den naiv prinsen ble styrt av helter og biskopper.

You must be credulous if she fooled you with that story.

Du må være naiv hvis hun lurede deg med den historien.

Mary is so credulous that she may readily accept any excuse you make.

Mary er så naiv at hun lett kan akseptere hvilken som helst unnskyldning du gir.

Many scams target credulous individuals.

Mange svindler målretter seg mot naive individer.

She was so credulous that she believed everything she was told.

Hun var så naiv at hun trodde alt hun ble fortalt.

Credulous people are more likely to fall for fake news.

Naive mennesker er mer sannsynlig å fall for falske nyheter.

His credulous nature made him an easy target for con artists.

Hans naive natur gjorde ham til en lett mål for svindlere.

The salesman took advantage of the credulous customer.

Sælgeren utnyttet den naive kunden.

Credulous individuals are often deceived by smooth talkers.

Naive individer blir ofte bedratt av glatte snakker.

Being credulous can lead to financial losses.

Å være naiv kan føre til økonomiske tap.

Don't be too credulous when receiving unsolicited emails asking for personal information.

Vær ikke for naiv når du mottar uopfordrede e-poster som spør om personlig informasjon.

Her credulous attitude towards strangers put her in a dangerous situation.

Hennes naive holdning til fremmede satte henne i en farlig situasjon.

Credulousness can be a hindrance in critical thinking.

Naivitet kan være en hindring for kritisk tenkning.

Real-world Examples

We are less credulous than we used to be.

Vi er mindre naivere enn vi har vært tidligere.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Three (Translation)

Because the government could say nothing about this, the UFO theories seemed almost credulous.

Fordi regjeringen ikke kunne si noe om dette, så virket UFO-teoriene nesten naive.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

And so it happened that Adam was at once penetrating and credulous.

Så skjedde det at Adam var både dypt innbit og naiv.

Source: Adam Bede (Part One)

" Well, he—he lived in a more credulous age—a more religious age" .

"Vel, han—han levde i en mer naive tid—en mer religiøs tid".

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

He was not so credulous as to believe that this savage ape-man would have any compunctions about slaying him.

Han var ikke så naiv at han trodde at denne voldsome ape-mennesken hadde noen skyldfølelse for å drepe ham.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

Theodore amused himself with retailing to the credulous Nuns for truths all the strange stories which his imagination could invent.

Theodore tok nytte av å fortelle de naive nonnene som sanne alle de morsomme historiene som hans fantasi kunne oppfinne.

Source: Monk (Part 2)

He threw out biting remarks on Lydgate's tricks, worthy only of a quack, to get himself a factitious reputation with credulous people.

Han gjorde piggelige kommentarer om Lydgate's triks, som bare var verdt av en snyter, for å få seg en falsk omdømme hos naive mennesker.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Two)

Famous atheists mocked them and then capitulated themselves to the mysteries of the spirit world: like Annie Besant, a social reformer who ended up as a credulous theosophist.

Famøse ateister skolet over dem, og så gav de seg selv til mysteriene i åndeverdenen: som Annie Besant, en sosialreformerer som endte opp som en naiv teosof.

Source: The Economist - Arts

The old Man fortunately was credulous and incurious: He believed all I said, and sought to know no more than what I thought proper to tell him.

Den gamle mannen var heldigvis naiv og ikke nysgjerrig: Han trodde på alt jeg sa, og søkte ikke å vite mer enn hva jeg mente var passende å fortelle ham.

Source: Monk (Part 1)

Lacy deftly tiptoes the line between Maryk being honorable and credulous, and Clarke bristles as Greenwald, who's irked that in order to save Maryk, he'll need to destroy Queeg.

Lacy går forsiktig på linjen mellom at Maryk er ærlig og naiv, og Clarke blir irriteret som Greenwald, som er frustrert over at for å redde Maryk, må han ødelegge Queeg.

Source: Fresh air

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