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1 ♦ confident
♦ confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/A a.1 fiducioso; che confida; confidente; ottimista: to be confident about st., avere fiducia in qc.; confidare in qc.; We are confident about the future, abbiamo fiducia nel futuro; I'm confident of success, sono certo di una buona riuscita2 sicuro (di sé): He speaks in a confident manner, parla come uno che è sicuro di sé; She's grown more confident, è diventata più sicura di sé; He is confident of winning the race, è sicuro (o confida) di vincere la corsaB n.(arc.) ► confidantFALSI AMICI: nell'inglese attuale confident (sost.) non significa confidente confidentlyavv.1 fiduciosamente; con fiducia2 con fiducia in sé stesso; con sicurezza. -
2 manner *** man·ner n
['mænə(r)]1) (mode) modo, manierain this manner — in questo modo, così
in such a manner that — in modo tale che + indic (actual result) or + sub (intended result)
he spoke in such a manner as to offend them — ha parlato in modo tale da offenderli or che li ha offesi
after or in the manner of X — alla maniera di X, nello stile di X
2) (behaviour) comportamento, (attitude) atteggiamento3)(good) manners — buona educazione f, buone maniere fpl
4)(class, type)
all manner of — ogni sorta di -
3 assured
[ə'ʃɔːd] [AE ə'ʃʊərd] 1. 2.1) (confident) [voice, manner] sicuro2) (beyond doubt) assicurato, sicuro* * *adjective (certain and confident: an assured young woman.) sicuro di sé* * *[ə'ʃɔːd] [AE ə'ʃʊərd] 1. 2.1) (confident) [voice, manner] sicuro2) (beyond doubt) assicurato, sicuro -
4 cocksure
[ˌkɒk'ʃɔː(r)] [AE ˌkɒk'ʃʊər]aggettivo spreg. [person, manner, attitude] presuntuoso* * *adjective (very or too confident: He was cocksure about passing the exam.) sicurissimo* * *cocksure /ˈkɒkˈʃʊə(r)/a.1 arcisicuro; sicurissimo2 baldanzoso; presuntuoso; sicuro di sécocksurenessn. [u]baldanza; presunzione.* * *[ˌkɒk'ʃɔː(r)] [AE ˌkɒk'ʃʊər]aggettivo spreg. [person, manner, attitude] presuntuoso
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confident — [kän′fə dənt] adj. 1. full of confidence; specif., a) assured; certain [confident of victory] b) sure of oneself; self confident; bold [a confident manner] 2. Obs. trustful; confiding n. CONFIDANT SYN. SURE … English World dictionary
confident — adjective Etymology: Latin confident , confidens, from present participle of confidere Date: circa 1567 1. full of conviction ; certain < confident of success > < confident that conditions will improve > 2. having or showin … New Collegiate Dictionary
confident — confident, assured, sanguine, sure, presumptuous arecomparable as applied to a person or to his temperament, looks, manner, acts, or utterances with the meaning not inhibited by doubts, fears, or a sense of inferiority. Confident may imply a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
confident — con|fi|dent W3S2 [ˈkɔnfıdənt US ˈka:n ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of confidere; CONFIDE] 1.) [not before noun] sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expect confident (that) ▪ We are… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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confident */*/ — UK [ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)nt] / US [ˈkɑnfɪdənt] adjective 1) someone who is confident believes in their own abilities and so does not feel nervous or frightened a confident mood/smile/manner confident about: I was starting to feel more confident about the… … English dictionary
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confident — [[t]kɒ̱nfɪdənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ that, ADJ prep If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to. I am confident that everything will come out right in time... Mr… … English dictionary
manner — man|ner W2S3 [ˈmænə US ər] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: maniere way of acting, way of handling , from Latin manuarius of the hand , from manus hand ] 1.) [singular] formal the way in which something is done or happens manner of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
manner — noun 1 way of doing sth/behaving ADJECTIVE ▪ conventional, normal, standard, traditional, usual ▪ correct, proper ▪ You are not approaching the proble … Collocations dictionary
confident*/*/*/ — [ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)nt] adj 1) certain about your abilities and not nervous or frightened a confident mood/smile/manner[/ex] I was starting to feel more confident about the exam.[/ex] 2) certain that something will happen or be successful We were… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
