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con·fide
(kən-fīd′)v. con·fid·ed, con·fid·ing, con·fides
v.tr.
1. To tell (something) in confidence: confided a secret to his friend.
2. To give as a responsibility or put into another's care: confided the task of drafting the report to her assistant.
v.intr.
To disclose private matters in confidence: He knew he could confide in his parents.
[Middle English, to rely on, from Old French confider, from Latin cōnfīdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + fīdere, to trust; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]
con·fid′er n.
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confide
(kənˈfaɪd)vb
1. (usually foll by: in; when tr, may take a clause as object) to disclose (secret or personal matters) in confidence (to); reveal in private (to)
2. (foll by: in) to have complete trust
3. (tr) to entrust into another's keeping
[C15: from Latin confīdere, from fīdere to trust; related to Latin foedus treaty]
conˈfider n
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con•fide
(kənˈfaɪd)v. -fid•ed, -fid•ing. v.i.
1. to discuss private matters or problems (usu. fol. by in).
2. to have full trust; have faith.
v.t. 3. to tell in assurance of secrecy.
4. to entrust to the charge or knowledge of another.
[1625–35; < Latin confīdere=con- con- + fīdere to trust, akin to foedus]
con•fid′er, n.
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confide
Past participle: confided
Gerund: confiding
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| Verb | 1. | confide - reveal in private; tell confidentially disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" |
| 2. |  confide - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"commend - give to in charge; "I commend my children to you" hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" recommit - commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody" obligate - commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money" |
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confide
verb tell, admit, reveal, confess, whisper, disclose, impart, divulge, breathe He confided his worries to me.
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Translations
svěřit
betro
bizalmasan közöl
trúa fyrir
išpasakotiišsipasakotikaip paslaptįkonfidencialiaikonfidencialumas
uzticētuzticēties
zdôveriť sa
sır olarak söylemeksırrını açmak
confide
[kənˈfaɪd]A. VT (= tell) [+ secret] → confiar
he 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
he 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
B. VI
1. (= trust) to confide in sb → confiarse a algn, hacer confidencias a algn
please confide in me → puedes fiarte de mí
please confide in me → puedes fiarte de mí
2. (= tell secrets) to confide in sb → confiarse a algn
to confide in or to sb that → confiar a algn que ..., confesar a algn en secreto que ...
to confide in or to sb that → confiar a algn que ..., confesar a algn en secreto que ...
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
confide
[kənˈfaɪd] vt → confier
to confide sth to sb → confier qch à qn
to confide that ... → confier que ..., avouer en confidence que ...
to confide sth to sb → confier qch à qn
to confide that ... → confier que ..., avouer en confidence que ...
vi
to confide in sb → s'ouvrir à qn, se confier à qn
to confide in sb → s'ouvrir à qn, se confier à qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
confide
vt → anvertrauen (to sb jdm)
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confide
(kənˈfaid) verb to tell one's private thoughts to someone. He confided in his brother; He confided his fears to his brother.
confidence (ˈkonfidəns) noun1. trust or belief in someone's ability. I have great confidence in you.
2. belief and faith in one's own ability. She shows a great deal of confidence for her age.
confident (ˈkonfidənt) adjective having a great deal of trust (especially in oneself). She is confident that she will win; a confident boy.
confidential (konfiˈdenʃəl) adjective1. secret; not to be told to others. confidential information.
2. trusted to keep secrets. a confidential secretary.
confidentiality (ˈkonfidenʃiˈӕləti) nounˌconfiˈdentially adverb
secretly; not wishing to have the information passed on to anyone else. She could not tell me what he said – he was speaking confidentially.
conˈfiding adjective trustful.
conˈfidingly adverbin confidence
as a secret; confidentially. He told me the story in (strictest) confidence.
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