naive / blue-eyed
blauäugig – blauäugiger – am blauäugigsten
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naive
Naive and gullible; someone judges a situation too optimistically and fails to recognize possible difficulties or dangers.
Es war blauäugig zu glauben, dass alles ohne Vorbereitung funktionieren würde.
It was naive to believe that everything would work without any preparation.
blue-eyed
Having blue eyes.
Das blauäugige Kind lächelte in die Kamera.
The blue-eyed child smiled at the camera.
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| superlative | am blauäugigsten |
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'Blauäugig' (blue-eyed) is made up of 'blau' (blue) and 'äugig' (eyed) and literally refers to a person with blue eyes. This is also how the figurative meaning developed, describing someone who judges a situation too naively.
Das blauäugige Mädchen stand am Fenster.
The blue-eyed girl stood by the window.
Seine blauäugige Einschätzung des Problems überraschte alle.
His naive assessment of the problem surprised everyone.
In its figurative meaning, 'blauäugig' (naive) often appears with verbs and topics related to thinking or planning, such as 'glauben' (to believe), 'hoffen' (to hope), or 'eine Situation einschätzen' (to assess a situation). When the sentence is about a person's appearance, 'blauäugig' refers literally to eye color.
Es war blauäugig, den Zeitplan ohne jede Reserve zu erstellen.
It was naive to create the schedule without any buffer.
Sie hoffte blauäugig, dass niemand den Fehler bemerken würde.
She naively hoped that no one would notice the mistake.
'Blauäugig' (naive) is often used with verbs such as 'glauben' (to believe), 'hoffen' (to hope), and 'annehmen' (to assume). It usually describes an assessment or expectation that does not take possible difficulties sufficiently into account.
Er nahm blauäugig an, dass die Reparatur nur wenige Minuten dauern würde.
He naively assumed that the repair would take only a few minutes.
