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1 confide sth. to s.o.
confide sth. to s.o.expr.• confiarle algo a alguien v. -
2 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
1.
a) ( tell secrets)to confide IN somebody — confiarse* a alguien
b) ( trust) (liter)to confide IN somebody/something — confiar* en alguien/algo
2.
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
2.
vtto confide something TO somebody — confiarle* algo a alguien
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3 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 -
4 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
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