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1 ♦ confidence
♦ confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/n. [u]1 fiducia: to have full confidence in sb. [st.], avere piena fiducia in q. [qc.]; to look at the future with confidence, guardare al futuro con fiducia; to inspire confidence, ispirare fiducia; complete confidence, fiducia assoluta; to place one's confidence in sb., riporre la propria fiducia in q.; to shake sb. 's confidence in st., scuotere la fiducia di q. in qc.; consumer confidence, la fiducia dei consumatori2 (= self-confidence) fiducia in sé stesso; sicurezza (di sé): He is full of confidence, ha una gran fiducia in sé; è molto sicuro di sé; to lack in confidence, non avere fiducia in sé; essere insicuro; to boost sb. 's confidence, dare più fiducia a q.; rendere q. più sicuro di sé; to undermine sb. 's confidence, minare la fiducia in se stesso di q.3 certezza; sicurezza: I can say with confidence that…, posso affermare con certezza che…4 confidenza: in confidence, in confidenza; in via riservata; in strict confidence, in via strettamente confidenziale5 confidenza; segreto: to exchange confidences, scambiarsi segreti; to make a confidence to sb., fare una confidenza a q.6 (stat.) confidenza: confidence belt, fascia di confidenza; confidence interval, intervallo di confidenza● confidence crisis, crisi di fiducia □ (org. az.) confidence level, grado di affidabilità ( dei prodotti) □ (antiq.) confidence man, truffatore □ confidence trick ( USA: confidence game), truffa all'americana □ confidence trickster, truffatore; imbroglione □ to be in sb. 's confidence, godere la fiducia di q. □ to take sb. into one's confidence, confidarsi con q. □ (polit.) vote of confidence [of no confidence], voto di fiducia [di sfiducia]. -
2 inspire
[ɪn'spaɪə(r)]1) (give rise to) ispirare [person, work of art, idea]; motivare [ decision]2) (arouse)to inspire love in sb. — ispirare amore a qcn.
3) (incite) incitare, incoraggiare* * *1) (to encourage by filling with eg confidence, enthusiasm etc: The players were inspired by the loyalty of their supporters and played better football than ever before.) ispirare2) (to be the origin or source of a poetic or artistic idea: An incident in his childhood inspired the poem.) ispirare•* * *[ɪn'spaɪə(r)]1) (give rise to) ispirare [person, work of art, idea]; motivare [ decision]2) (arouse)to inspire love in sb. — ispirare amore a qcn.
3) (incite) incitare, incoraggiare
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