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1 confiado
Del verbo confiar: ( conjugate confiar) \ \
confiado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: confiado confiar
confiado
◊ -da adjetivob) [estar] ( seguro):no estés tan confiado don't get over-confident
confiar ( conjugate confiar) verbo intransitivo confiamos en su discreción we rely o depend on your discretionb) ( estar seguro) confiado en algo to be confident of sth;confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it; confiemos en que venga let's hope she comes verbo transitivo confiadole algo a algn ‹ secreto› to confide sth to sb; ‹trabajo/responsabilidad› to entrust sb with sth confiarse verbo pronominal◊ no te confíes demasiado don't get overconfident o too confidentb) (desahogarse, abrirse) confiadose a algn to confide in sb
confiado,-a adjetivo
1 (que tiene confianza en los demás) trusting, unsuspecting: con lo confiado que es le van a engañar muchas veces, he's such an unsuspecting person that he'll often be misled
2 (esperanzado) está confiada en que aprobará, she's confident that she'll pass (seguro, tranquilo) self-confident
confiar
I verbo transitivo
1 (poner bajo la tutela) to entrust: le confié la educación de mi hija, I entrusted him with my daughter's education
2 (decir reservadamente) to confide
II verbo intransitivo (fiarse de) confiar en, to trust: no confío en ella, I don't trust her (contar con) no confíes en su ayuda, don't count on his help ' confiado' also found in these entries: Spanish: confiada English: trustful - trusting - unsuspecting -
2 confiar
confiar ( conjugate confiar) verbo intransitivo confiamos en su discreción we rely o depend on your discretionb) ( estar seguro) confiar en algo to be confident of sth;confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it; confiemos en que venga let's hope she comes verbo transitivo confiarle algo a algn ‹ secreto› to confide sth to sb; ‹trabajo/responsabilidad› to entrust sb with sth confiarse verbo pronominal◊ no te confíes demasiado don't get overconfident o too confidentb) (desahogarse, abrirse) confiarse a algn to confide in sb
confiar
I verbo transitivo
1 (poner bajo la tutela) to entrust: le confié la educación de mi hija, I entrusted him with my daughter's education
2 (decir reservadamente) to confide
II verbo intransitivo (fiarse de) confiar en, to trust: no confío en ella, I don't trust her (contar con) no confíes en su ayuda, don't count on his help ' confiar' also found in these entries: Spanish: contar - fiar - prometerse English: anticipate - commit - confide - entrust - faith - level-headed - rely - trust - confident - give -
3 expectation
1) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) expectativa2) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) esperanzatr[ekspek'teɪʃən]1 (hope, firm belief) esperanza1 (confident feelings) expectativas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcontrary to expectations contrariamente a lo que se esperabain expectation of con la esperanza deto be beyond somebody's expectations ser mejor de lo esperadoto fall short of somebody's expectations no alcanzar las expectativas de alguiennot to come up to somebody's expectations no alcanzar las expectativas de alguienexpectation [.ɛk.spɛk'teɪʃən] n1) anticipation: expectación f2) expectancy: expectativa fn.• espera s.f.• esperanza s.f.• expectación s.f.• expectativa s.f.'ekspek'teɪʃən1)a) u ( anticipation)b) u c ( preconceived idea) (often pl) expectativa fthe performance came up to/fell short of our expectation(s) — la actuación estuvo/no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperábamos
2) expectations pl (of inheritance, promotion) expectativas fpl[ˌekspek'teɪʃǝn]N1) (=state) expectación fin expectation of — en espera de, previendo
2) (=hope) expectativa f, esperanza fagainst or contrary to all expectation(s) — en contra de todos los pronósticos or todas las expectativas
the holiday didn't come up to my expectations — las vacaciones no resultaron tan buenas como me esperaba
* * *['ekspek'teɪʃən]1)a) u ( anticipation)b) u c ( preconceived idea) (often pl) expectativa fthe performance came up to/fell short of our expectation(s) — la actuación estuvo/no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperábamos
2) expectations pl (of inheritance, promotion) expectativas fpl
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