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4 излишне самонадеянный
General subject: over-confidentУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > излишне самонадеянный
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5 чрезмерно самонадеянный
General subject: over-confidentУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > чрезмерно самонадеянный
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7 confiado
adj.1 trusting, confident, assured, confiding.2 unsuspecting, trustful, not suspicious.past part.past participle of spanish verb: confiar.* * *1→ link=confiar confiar► adjetivo1 (crédulo) unsuspecting, gullible2 (seguro) confident, self-confident3 (engreído) self-satisfied; (presumido) conceited* * *(f. - confiada)adj.1) confident2) trusting* * *ADJ1) (=seguro) confident2) (=ingenuo) trusting3) (=vanidoso) vain, conceited* * *- da adjetivoa) [ser] ( crédulo) trustingb) [estar] ( seguro)confiado en algo: está muy confiado en que lo van a llevar he's convinced they're going to take him; no estés tan confiado — don't get over-confident
* * *= unwary, unsuspecting, sanguine, trustful, trusting, confident (in).Ex. Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.Ex. There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.Ex. A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.Ex. They should be more trustful of their colleagues and to use information technology to a larger extent.Ex. Yet without this trusting support for the editorial expertise of the publishers such books could not be published at all.Ex. Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.----* confiados, los = unsuspecting, the.* * *- da adjetivoa) [ser] ( crédulo) trustingb) [estar] ( seguro)confiado en algo: está muy confiado en que lo van a llevar he's convinced they're going to take him; no estés tan confiado — don't get over-confident
* * *= unwary, unsuspecting, sanguine, trustful, trusting, confident (in).Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.
Ex: There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.Ex: A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.Ex: They should be more trustful of their colleagues and to use information technology to a larger extent.Ex: Yet without this trusting support for the editorial expertise of the publishers such books could not be published at all.Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.* confiados, los = unsuspecting, the.* * *confiado -da1 [ SER] (crédulo) trustingen estos tiempos no es bueno ser tan confiado these days it's not wise to be so trustingentró muy confiado sin saber que le habían preparado una trampa he came in confidently o unsuspectingly, not knowing that they had set a trap for him2 [ ESTAR] (seguro) confiado EN algo:está muy confiado en que lo van a llevar he's convinced they're going to take himno estés tan confiado, esos exámenes pueden ser muy difíciles don't get over-confident o don't be too sure of yourself, those exams can be extremely hard* * *
Del verbo confiar: ( conjugate confiar)
confiado es:
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confiado
confiar
confiado◊ -da adjetivo
b) [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
* * *confiado, -a adj1. [seguro] confident;estar confiado to be confident;estar demasiado confiado to be overconfident;estoy confiado en que todo acabará bien I'm confident everything will turn out all right;se mostró confiado he was confident2. [crédulo] trusting;ser confiado to be trusting* * *adj trusting* * *confiado, -da adj1) : confident, self-confident2) : trusting♦ confiadamente adv* * *confiado adj hopeful -
8 confiarse
1 (entregarse) to entrust oneself2 (confesarse) to confide (a, in)3 (estar seguro) to be overconfident* * ** * *VPR1) [con excesiva seguridad]no te confíes, te queda mucho por estudiar — you shouldn't be so over-confident o sure of yourself, you still have a lot more to study
2) (=sincerarse)3) (=entregarse)confiarse a algo — to entrust o.s. to sth
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■confiarse verbo reflexivo
1 (descuidarse) to be over-confident
2 (hacer confidencias) to confide [en, a, in]
' confiarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confiar
English:
confide
* * *vpr1. [despreocuparse] to be too sure (of oneself), to be overconfident;yo de ti no me confiaría demasiado I wouldn't be so sure of myself o so confident if I were you;no se confió y preparó el examen concienzudamente he didn't feel too confident so he studied hard for the examme confié a mi amigo I confided in my friend* * *v/r:confiarse a alguien confide in s.o.* * *vr1) : to be overconfident2)confiarse a : to confide in* * *confiarse vb to be too confident -
9 confiar
v.1 to confide (secreto).María confió su secreto Mary confided her secret.2 to be confident, to trust, to confide, to rely.Elsa confía a pesar de la prueba Elsa is confident despite the proof.3 to confide with, to entrust with.Ella confió a su hijo la misión She confided the mission with her son.4 to trust to.Ella confió llegar a tiempo She trusted to be there on time.* * *1 (tener fe) to trust (en, -), confide (en, in)2 (estar seguro) to be confident, trust3 (contar) to count (en, on), rely (en, on)■ confío en mi inteligencia para resolver el problema I am counting on my intelligence to solve the problem1 (depositar) to entrust2 (secretos, problemas, etc) to confide1 (entregarse) to entrust oneself2 (confesarse) to confide (a, in)3 (estar seguro) to be overconfident* * *verb1) to trust2) confide•* * *1.VT•
confiar algo a algn — [+ misión, tarea, cuidado, educación] to entrust sb with; [+ secreto, preocupaciones] to confide to sb; [+ voto] to give sbla aplicación del acuerdo se confiará a la ONU — the UN will be entrusted with o will be responsible for implementing the agreement
confió a sus hijos al cuidado de sus abuelos — he left his children in the care of their grandparents
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confiar en algn/algo — to trust sb/sthno deberías confiar en su palabra — you shouldn't trust his word o what he says
confío plenamente en la justicia — I have complete faith o confidence in justice
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confiar en hacer algo, confiamos en poder ganar la partida — we are confident that we can win the game, we are confident of winning the game3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( tener fe)confiar en alguien/algo — to trust somebody/something
confiamos en su discreción — we rely o depend on your discretion
b) ( estar seguro)2.confiar en + inf/en que + subj: confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it; confiemos en que venga — let's hope she comes
confiar vta) < secreto> to confidesiempre me confía sus preocupaciones — she always tells me o confides in me about her worries
b) ( encomendar) <trabajo/responsabilidad> to entrust3.confiarse v prona) ( hacerse ilusiones) to be overconfidentno te confíes demasiado — don't get overconfident o too confident
b) (desahogarse, abrirse)* * *= consign, lodge.Ex. There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.Ex. The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.----* confiar Algo a Alguien = entrust [instrust].* confiar en = be sanguine about, trust (in), look to, count on, bank on, rely on/upon.* confiar en el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* confiar en que = be confident that.* confiarse demasiado = be lulled into a false sense of security, be lulled into a false sense of.* confiar un secreto = tell + a secret.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( tener fe)confiar en alguien/algo — to trust somebody/something
confiamos en su discreción — we rely o depend on your discretion
b) ( estar seguro)2.confiar en + inf/en que + subj: confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it; confiemos en que venga — let's hope she comes
confiar vta) < secreto> to confidesiempre me confía sus preocupaciones — she always tells me o confides in me about her worries
b) ( encomendar) <trabajo/responsabilidad> to entrust3.confiarse v prona) ( hacerse ilusiones) to be overconfidentno te confíes demasiado — don't get overconfident o too confident
b) (desahogarse, abrirse)* * *= consign, lodge.Ex: There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.
Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.* confiar Algo a Alguien = entrust [instrust].* confiar en = be sanguine about, trust (in), look to, count on, bank on, rely on/upon.* confiar en el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* confiar en que = be confident that.* confiarse demasiado = be lulled into a false sense of security, be lulled into a false sense of.* confiar un secreto = tell + a secret.* * *vi1 (tener fe) confiar EN algn/algo to trust sb/sthdebemos confiar en Dios we must trust (in) Godno confío en sus palabras I don't trust what she saysconfiamos en su discreción we rely o depend on your discretion, we rely o depend on you to be discreet2 (estar seguro) confiar EN algo to be confident OF sthel equipo confía en la victoria the team is confident of victoryconfiar EN + INF/ EN QUE + SUBJ:confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it o of being able to do itconfío en que todo salga bien I am confident that it will all turn out wellconfiemos en que llegue a tiempo let's hope she arrives in time■ confiarvt1 ‹secreto› to confidesiempre me confía sus preocupaciones she always tells me o confides in me about her worries, she always confides her worries to meme confió que pensaba huir she confided to me that she was planning to escape2 (encomendar) ‹trabajo/responsabilidad› to entrustle confiaron una misión difícil they entrusted him with a difficult missionconfió la educación de sus hijos a una institutriz he entrusted the education of his children to a governessconfíe el cuidado de su hogar a nuestros productos you can rely on o trust our products to care for your home1 (hacerse ilusiones) to be over-confidentno te confíes demasiado don't get overconfident o too confident2 (desahogarse, abrirse) confiarse A algn to confide IN sbno tiene a nadie a quien confiarse she doesn't have anyone to confide in3(depositar la confianza): confiarse EN algo to put one's trust IN sthse confió en sus manos she put her trust in him* * *
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
* * *♦ vt1. [secreto] to confide;me confió que estaba muy nervioso he confided to me that he was very nervouste confío el cuidado de las plantas I'm relying on you to look after the plants;le han confiado la dirección del partido he has been entrusted with the leadership of the party♦ vi[tener fe]confiar en to trust;confiar en la suerte to trust to luck;confía demasiado en los demás he is too trusting of others;no confío en sus intenciones I don't believe his intentions are honest;confiamos en el triunfo we are confident of winning;confío en que Dios nos ayudará I have faith o am confident that God will help us;confío en poder conseguirlo I am confident of being able to achieve it* * *I v/t1 secreto confide (a to)2:confiar algo a alguien entrust s.o. with sth, entrust sth to s.o.II v/i1 trust (en in)* * *confiar {85} vi: to have trust, to be trustingconfiar vt1) : to confide2) : to entrust* * *confiar vb1. (fiarse) to trust2. (estar seguro) to be confident / to be surepuedes confiar en mí you can count on me / you can rely on me4. (explicar) to confide -
10 главозамайвам
turn s.o.'s headглавозамайвам се become over confident; get a swelled head, get conceited, get too big for o.'s shoesглавозамайвам се от успехите си be intoxicated. with success* * *главозама̀йвам,гл. turn s.o.’s head;\главозамайвам се become over confident; get too big for o.’s shoes; get a swelled head; get conceited; \главозамайвам се от успехите си be intoxicated with success.* * *1. turn s. o.'s head 2. ГЛАВОЗАМАЙВАМ се become over confident;get a swelled head, get conceited, get too big for o.'s. shoes 3. ГЛАВОЗАМАЙВАМ се от успехите си be intoxicated. with success -
11 θρασύνω
A = θαρσύνω, embolden, encourage, A.Ag. 222(lyr.); πλήθει τὴν ἀμαθίαν θρασύνοντες lending courage to their ignorance by number, Th.1.142.2 c. acc., boast of,τὴν ἰσηγορίαν Plb.4.31.4
.II [voice] Pass. and [voice] Med., [tense] aor. 1 inf.θρασυνθῆναι A.Supp. 772
;ἐθρασυνάμην Isoc.4.12
, Ph.2.557:—to be bold, confident, take courage, A.Ag. 1188, etc.;οὐ.. ἀλόγως θρασυνόμεθα Th.5.104
; πρὶν ὅρμῳ ναῦν θρασυνθῆναι before the ship had got confidence in her moorings, A. Supp.l.c.; ἐπί τι make a bold bid for.., Philostr.VS2.33.2; θ. τι πρός τινα carry out a coup de main against, Aen.Tact.9.1; more freq.,2 in bad sense, to be over-bold, over-confident, S.Ph. 1387, E.Hec. 1183, Ar.Ra. 846, D.18.136; ἀλόγως Polystr.p.30 W.; ;ᾐσχύνοντο ἐφ' οἷς ἐθρασύναντο Isoc.5.23
;πρός τι Plu.2.794d
, Luc.Apol.6; ἔκ τινων Polystr.p.22 W.: c. dat.,λαιμαργία ἀθεότητι θρασυνομένη Plu.2.1125a
.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > θρασύνω
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12 praefidens
prae-fīdens, entis, Part. [fido], trusting too much, over-confident (rare but class.): exsultantem te et praefidentem tibi Repriment legum habenae, self-confident, rash, Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 41, 166; so,homines sibi praefidentes,
Cic. Off. 1, 26, 90.— Adv.: praefīdenter, too confidently (late Lat.); comp.:praefidentius,
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13 praefidenter
prae-fīdens, entis, Part. [fido], trusting too much, over-confident (rare but class.): exsultantem te et praefidentem tibi Repriment legum habenae, self-confident, rash, Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 41, 166; so,homines sibi praefidentes,
Cic. Off. 1, 26, 90.— Adv.: praefīdenter, too confidently (late Lat.); comp.:praefidentius,
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14 nazbyt
adv. książk. too, overly- nazbyt drogi excessively a. prohibitively expensive- jest nazbyt słaba, aby pracować she’s too weak to work- jesteś nazbyt pewny siebie you’re too sure of yourself, you’re over-confident- nazbyt optymistyczne podejście an overly optimistic a. over-optimistic approach- aż nazbyt all a. only too- aż nazbyt często all a. only too often- wiem o tym aż nazbyt dobrze I know that all a. only too well- jest aż nazbyt oczywiste, że… it’s only too obvious that…- nie nazbyt not very, none too- była nie nazbyt urodziwa, ale miała wdzięk she wasn’t very a. all that pretty, but had charm- czy nie nazbyt pochopnie go winisz? aren’t you blaming him too soon?* * *advtoo, excessively* * *adv.too, excessively; aż nazbyt too much; nie nazbyt not so much l. very.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nazbyt
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pécher [pe∫e]➭ TABLE 6 intransitive verb* * *peʃeverbe intransitif1) Religion to sin2) ( ne pas être parfait)* * *peʃe vi1) RELIGION to sin, fig, [personne] to errpécher par manque de qch [ambition, originalité, expérience] — to be unfortunately lacking in sth
Son travail péche par manque d'originalité. — His work is unfortunately lacking in originality.
2) [chose] to be flawed* * *pécher verb table: céder vi1 Relig to sin; pécher par gourmandise/colère to be guilty of the sin of gluttony/anger;2 ( ne pas respecter) to offend (contre against); pécher contre la bienséance/le bon goût to offend against propriety/good taste;3 ( ne pas être parfait) pécher par ignorance/négligence to err through ignorance/carelessness; pécher par excès de confiance/de prudence to be overconfident/overcareful; le film pèche par manque de réalisme the film falls down through a lack of realism; le roman pèche sur un point the novel has one major failing.[peʃe] verbe intransitif2. (soutenu) [commettre une erreur]elle a péché par imprudence she was too careless, she was overcareless -
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pécher [pe∫e]➭ TABLE 6 intransitive verb* * *peʃeverbe intransitif1) Religion to sin2) ( ne pas être parfait)* * *peʃe vi1) RELIGION to sin, fig, [personne] to errpécher par manque de qch [ambition, originalité, expérience] — to be unfortunately lacking in sth
Son travail péche par manque d'originalité. — His work is unfortunately lacking in originality.
2) [chose] to be flawed* * *pécher verb table: céder vi1 Relig to sin; pécher par gourmandise/colère to be guilty of the sin of gluttony/anger;2 ( ne pas respecter) to offend (contre against); pécher contre la bienséance/le bon goût to offend against propriety/good taste;3 ( ne pas être parfait) pécher par ignorance/négligence to err through ignorance/carelessness; pécher par excès de confiance/de prudence to be overconfident/overcareful; le film pèche par manque de réalisme the film falls down through a lack of realism; le roman pèche sur un point the novel has one major failing.I[peʃe] nom masculinII[peʃe] verbe transitif[prendre] to catchpêcher la crevette to shrimp, to go shrimping2. [tirer de l'eau] to fish out (separable)————————[peʃe] verbe intransitif[aller à la pêche] to fish -
17 недооценивать
1) General subject: I can make little of your writing, be over-confident (например, ситуацию), depreciate, disparage, do scant justice (что-л., кого-л.), lessen, misappreciate, misjudge, misprize, underestimate, underrate, underreact (особ. что-л. плохое), undervalue, make orts of (кого-л.), make light of (что-л.), belittle, sell short, denigrate, downsize, treat lightly2) Computers: underscore3) Diplomatic term: knock4) Psychology: underrate (силу, возможности и т. п.)5) Jargon: stand( someone) up (кого-либо)6) Information technology: undercharge7) Business: overlook8) Psychoanalysis: underrate (силу, возможности и т.п.)9) Makarov: make light of (smth.) (что-л.), make orts of (кого-л., что-л.), undersell, understate, do scant justice (что-л. кого-л.)10) General subject: under-estimate -
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1) General subject: over-confident (ситуацию)2) Sports: undervaluing3) Atomic energy: underestimating -
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I P.P. einbildenII Adj.1. conceited ( auf + Akk about), arrogant; er ist auf seinen Doktortitel / seine neue Stelle furchtbar eingebildet his PhD ( oder doctorate) / his new job has gone to his head completely* * *(imaginär) imaginary;(überheblich) priggish; conceited; arrogant; vain* * *ein|ge|bil|detadj1) (= hochmütig) conceited2) (= imaginär) imaginary; Schwangerschaft phantomein éíngebildeter Kranker — a hypochondriac
See:→ auch einbilden* * *1) (conceited; over-confident: a cocky attitude.) cocky2) (having too much pride in oneself: She's conceited about her artistic ability.) conceited3) (existing only in the mind or imagination; not real: Her illnesses are usually imaginary.) imaginary4) (too pleased with oneself; conceited: He's very swollen-headed about his success.) swollen-headed* * *ein·ge·bil·det2. (imaginär) imaginaryeine \eingebildete Schwangerschaft a false pregnancy* * *1) (imaginär) imaginary < illness>ein eingebildeter Kranker — a malade imaginaire
2) (arrogant) conceited* * *B. adj1. conceited (auf +akk about), arrogant;er ist auf seinen Doktortitel/seine neue Stelle furchtbar eingebildet his PhD ( oder doctorate)/his new job has gone to his head completelyein eingebildeter Kranker a hypochondriac* * *1) (imaginär) imaginary < illness>2) (arrogant) conceited* * *adj.cocky adj.conceited adj.imagined adj.overweening adj.priggish adj.vain adj. adv.cockily adv.conceitedly adv.priggishly adv.vainly adv. -
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► adjetivo1 triumphalist2 PLÍTICA jingoistic1 triumphalist2 PLÍTICA jingoist* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=optimista) euphoric, excessively optimistic; (=petulante) smug, over-confident, triumphalist2) [país, declaraciones] jingoistic* * *adjetivo triumphalist* * *adjetivo triumphalist* * *triumphalist, crowing ( before n)* * *triunfalista adjtriumphalist
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Highly confident letter — The Highly Confident Letter was a financing tool created by investment bankers at Drexel Burnham Lambert, dominated by Michael Milken, in the 1980s. Its objective was to enable corporate raiders to launch leveraged buyout (LBO) offers without the … Wikipedia