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1 confide a secret to someone
jemandem ein Geheimnis etc. anvertrauenEnglish-German idiom dictionary > confide a secret to someone
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2 confide a child/a secret to someone
confide a child/a secret to someoneeen kind/een geheim aan iemand toevertrouwenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > confide a child/a secret to someone
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3 confide
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4 confide
v. in vertrouwen nemen; overgeven; een geheim vertellen[ kənfajd]II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 confide a child/a secret to someone • een kind/een geheim aan iemand toevertrouwen -
5 confide
(to tell one's private thoughts to someone: He confided in his brother; He confided his fears to his brother.) confiar- confident
- confidential
- confidentiality
- confidentially
- confiding
- confidingly
- in confidence
tr[kən'faɪd]1 (tell) confiar■ I have never confided my secret to anyone but you nunca he confiado mi secreto a nadie más que a ti2 formal use (entrust) confiar (to, a)v.• confiar v.• fiar v.kən'faɪd
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a) ( tell secrets)to confide IN somebody — confiarse* a alguien
b) ( trust) (liter)to confide IN somebody/something — confiar* en alguien/algo
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vt[kǝn'faɪd]to confide something TO somebody — confiarle* algo a alguien
1.VT (=tell) [+ secret] confiarhe confided to me that... — me confió que..., me dijo en confianza que...
to confide sth to sb — confiar algo a algn, contar algo en confianza a algn
2. VI1) (=trust)to confide in sb — confiarse a algn, hacer confidencias a algn
2) (=tell secrets)to confide in or to sb that... — confiar a algn que..., confesar a algn en secreto que...
* * *[kən'faɪd]
1.
a) ( tell secrets)to confide IN somebody — confiarse* a alguien
b) ( trust) (liter)to confide IN somebody/something — confiar* en alguien/algo
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vtto confide something TO somebody — confiarle* algo a alguien
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6 confide
[kən'faɪd] 1.verbo transitivo confidare [secret, hope, fear] (to a)2.to confide in — confidarsi con [ person]
* * *(to tell one's private thoughts to someone: He confided in his brother; He confided his fears to his brother.) confidarsi- confident
- confidential
- confidentiality
- confidentially
- confiding
- confidingly
- in confidence* * *[kən'faɪd] 1.verbo transitivo confidare [secret, hope, fear] (to a)2.to confide in — confidarsi con [ person]
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7 the primrose path
книжн.1) путь наслаждений, стезя утех [шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]Ophelia: "I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart. But, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven; Whilst like a puff'd and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads, And recks not his own rede. " (W. Shakespeare, ‘Hamlet’, act I, sc. 3) — Офелия: "Я сохраню, как сторожа души, Урок твой добрый. Только, милый брат, Не будь как грешный пастырь, что другим Указывает к небу путь тернистый, А сам, беспечный и пустой гуляка, Идет тропой утех, Забыв свои советы. " (перевод М. Лозинского)
The Sheriff: "...There is also a strong feeling among the men of this town that a line should be drawn between those that are straight wives and mothers and those that are... taking the primrose path." (B. Shaw, ‘The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet’) — Шериф: "...Мужчины нашего города убеждены, что должно делаться различие между добродетельными женами и матерями и теми женщинами, которые... избрали путь порока."
‘I know I'd never trust Martha with any secret of mine, and poor old Harry had to take up with that woman in New York just to have someone to confide in, to talk to.’ ‘There was more to it than that, though, wasn't there. Morris?’ ‘Well, of course I assume so. You mean the primrose path of dalliance. Yes, that too.’ (J. O'Hara, ‘The Lockwood Concern’, book I) — - И я никогда бы не доверил Марте никакой тайны. Вот бедняге Харри и пришлось пойти на связь с той женщиной из Нью-Йорка. Ему просто нужна была собеседница. - Но ведь там был и другой интерес, а, Моррис? - Разумеется, был, насколько я могу судить. Вы имеете в виду плотские утехи. Да. Было и это.
Nine months and more he'd been at Rollo's and he was still only a mechanic. It had been a primrose path at first, promising to lead him to all kinds of opportunities for advancement. Then things had turned tough, his road thorny. (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting’, ch. XVI) — Десятый месяц он служит у Ролло, а все еще на должности простого механика. Вначале путь его был усыпан розами, впереди мерещилось повышение за повышением. Потом вдруг застопорило, и путь этот стал тернистым.
См. также в других словарях:
secret */*/*/ — I UK [ˈsiːkrət] / US [ˈsɪkrət] noun [countable] Word forms secret : singular secret plural secrets 1) a piece of information that is known by only a small number of people, and is deliberately not told to other people He was accused of selling… … English dictionary
confide — [kən fīd′] vi. confided, confiding [L confidere < com , intens. + fidere, to trust: see FAITH] to trust (in someone), esp. by sharing secrets or discussing private affairs vt. 1. to tell or talk about as a secret [to confide one s troubles to… … English World dictionary
confide — ► VERB 1) (often confide in) tell someone about a secret or private matter in confidence. 2) (confide to) dated entrust (something) to the care of. ORIGIN Latin confidere have full trust … English terms dictionary
confide — mid 15c., to trust or have faith, from L. confidere to trust in, rely firmly upon, believe (see CONFIDENCE (Cf. confidence)). Meaning to share a secret with is from 1735; phrase confide in (someone) is from 1888. Related: Confided; confiding … Etymology dictionary
confide — con|fide [kənˈfaıd] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: confidere, from com ( COM ) + fidere to trust ] 1.) to tell someone you trust about personal things that you do not want other people to know confide to sb that ▪ He confided to his… … Dictionary of contemporary English
confide — verb (T) 1 to tell someone you trust about personal things that you do not want other people to know: confide to sb that: He confided to his friends that he didn t have much hope for his marriage. 2 formal to give something you value to someone… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
confide */ — UK [kənˈfaɪd] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms confide : present tense I/you/we/they confide he/she/it confides present participle confiding past tense confided past participle confided to tell someone a secret or discuss your… … English dictionary
confide — con|fide [ kən faıd ] verb intransitive or transitive * to tell someone a secret or discuss your private feelings with them: confide something to someone: He confided his doubts to me. confide that: She confided to friends that she was scared of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
confide — [kən fʌɪd] verb 1》 (often confide in) tell someone about a secret or private matter in confidence. 2》 (confide something to) dated entrust something to the care of. Derivatives confiding adjective confidingly adverb Origin … English new terms dictionary
confide — [[t]kənfa͟ɪd[/t]] confides, confiding, confided VERB If you confide in someone, you tell them a secret. [V in n] I knew she had some fundamental problems in her marriage because she had confided in me a year earlier... [V to n that] He confided… … English dictionary
confide in — tell someone about a secret or private matter in confidence. → confide … English new terms dictionary
