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1 confident
adjective (having a great deal of trust (especially in oneself): She is confident that she will win; a confident boy.) trygg (på), sikker, overbevist omadj. \/ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)nt\/1) sikker, trygg2) selvsikker, selvbevisst, scenevant3) tillitsfull, fortrøstningsfullbe confident that være sikker på atconfident of sikker på -
2 self-confident
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3 assured
adjective (certain and confident: an assured young woman.) selvsikkerIadj. \/əˈʃʊəd\/1) sikker, trygg, garantert2) overbevist, forsikret3) selvsikker, modig4) pågående, frekk5) (britisk, forsikring) forsikret, begunstigetassured of forsikret omrest assured være sikkerIIthe subst. \/əˈʃʊəd\/( forsikring) forsikringstaker, den begunstigede -
4 brash
bræʃ(cheekily self-confident and impolite: a brash young man.) pågående, freidig, frekkfrekkIsubst. \/bræʃ\/1) steinbiter, isbiter, issørpe2) avklipte kvister, risIIsubst. \/bræʃ\/surt oppstøt, halsbrannIIIadj. \/bræʃ\/1) fremfusende, påtrengende, frekk2) prangende, skrikende, skjærende3) forhastet -
5 cocksure
adjective (very or too confident: He was cocksure about passing the exam.) skråsikkeradj. \/ˌkɒkˈʃʊə\/skråsikker, selvsikkercocksure about\/of skråsikker på -
6 cocky
adjective (conceited; over-confident: a cocky attitude.) kjepphøy, skittviktigIsubst. \/ˈkɒkɪ\/1) (austr., newzealandsk, hverdagslig) kakadue2) småbonde3) (austr., slang) høytstående person• who's the boss cocky around here?IIadj. \/ˈkɒkɪ\/( hverdagslig) kjepphøy, hoven, blærete, viktig -
7 confide
(to tell one's private thoughts to someone: He confided in his brother; He confided his fears to his brother.) betro seg- confident
- confidential
- confidentiality
- confidentially
- confiding
- confidingly
- in confidenceverb \/kənˈfaɪd\/betro, stole påconfide in stole på, ha tillit til, tro på, fortrøste seg tilconfide in someone ( også) betro seg til noenconfide something to someone betro noen noe overgi noe i noens varetekt -
8 diffident
'difidənt(not confident.) usikker, nølende, forknytt- diffidenceadj. \/ˈdɪfɪd(ə)nt\/1) uten selvtillit, usikker, nølende2) beskjeden, blyg, forsagt, forknyttbe diffident about doing something nøle med å gjøre noe -
9 ineffectual
ini'fek uəl1) (not producing any result or the desired result: His attempts to keep order in the classroom were quite ineffectual.) uten virkning, fruktesløs2) ((of a person) not confident or able to lead people; not able to get things done: an ineffectual teacher.) udugelig, ubehjelpelig•adj. \/ˌɪnɪˈfektʃʊəl\/, \/ɪnɪˈfektjʊəl\/1) ( om resultat) uten effekt, virkningsløs, resultatløs, fruktesløs, fåfengt2) ( om person) ineffektiv, udugelig -
10 self-confidence
self'konfidəns(belief or trust in one's own powers: You need plenty of self-confidence to be a good airline pilot.) selvtillit/-sikkerhet- self-confidentlysubst. \/ˌselfˈkɒnfɪdəns\/1) selvtillit2) (nedsettende, om fremtreden) selvsikkerhet -
11 trust
1. verb1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) stole/lite på2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) betro3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) håpe, regne med, tro2. noun1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) tillit2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) forvaring, varetekt3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) betrodd stilling, tillitsverv4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) legat, fonds, båndlagte midler5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) stiftelse•- trustee- trustworthy
- trustworthiness
- trusty
- trustily
- trustinesstillit--------trustIsubst. \/trʌst\/1) tillit, tiltro, lit2) (trygg) forvissning, (godt) håp, (sikker) forventning3) tillitsforhold4) tillitsverv5) plikt6) forvaring, varetekt7) ( jus eller handel) forvaltning8) ( jus) betrodd gods, betrodde midler, forvaltningsformue, deposisjon, depositum9) ( jus) båndleggingbreach of trust tillitsbrudd bruk av betrodde midler, underslagcommit something to someone's trust overlate noe i noens varetekt, deponere noe hos noenbe held in trust eller be under trust være satt under forvaltning, bli satt under forvaltning, forvalteshold something in trust (for someone) forvalte noe for noenin high trust høyt betroddput one's trust in eller place one's trust in eller repose one's trust in sette sin lit til, stole påtake something on trust godta noe uten videre, ta noe for god fisktrust in tillit til, lit til tiltro til tro påIIverb \/trʌst\/1) stole på, lite på, forlate seg på, ha tillit til2) sette sin lit til, tro på• can you trust his account?3) være forvisset om, være sikker på, tro (fullt og fast)4) håpe (oppriktig)5) betro6) ( handel) gi på kredittnever trust me if it isn't true du kan stole på at det er santnot trust someone out of one's sight eller not trust someone any further than one can see them ikke stole på noen for fem ørebe trusted for something få kreditt på noe, få noe på kredittbe trusted to do something bli betrodd å gjøre noetrust in(to) forlate seg på stole på tro påtrust me to do that jeg lover at jeg skal gjøre dettrust someone (for something) gi noen kreditt (på noe), la noen få (noe på) kreditttrust someone to... være typisk (for) noen å...• trust him to forget her birthday!trust someone to do something overlate noen til å gjøre noe, velge å la noen gjøre noe• do you trust your children to go swimming alone?trust someone with something eller trust something to someone betro noen noe, overlate noe til noen, overlate noe i noens varetekttrust to sette sin lit til, stole på, forlate seg på ty tiltrust to God for the rest legge resten i Guds hender, sette sin lit til Gudtrust to luck eller trust to chance stole på lykkenwe trust to receive... vi imøteser..., vi ser frem til... -
12 be/feel sure of oneself
(to be confident.) ha vondt av, synes synd på -
13 come out of one's shell
(to become more confident and less shy.) komme ut av skallet sitt -
14 take heart
(to become encouraged or more confident.) fatte mot -
15 the less ... the less/more
(etc: The less I see of him, the better (pleased I'll be)!; The less I practise, the less confident I become; The less I try, the more I succeed.) jo mindre... jo bedre, jo mindre... jo mer
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