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con·fi·dence
(kŏn′fĭ-dəns)n.
1.
a. A belief or conviction that an outcome will be favorable: I have every confidence that we can find a solution.
b. Belief in the certainty of something: The engineers determined with confidence that the ship could withstand heavy seas.
2. Belief in the effectiveness of one's own abilities or in one's favorable acceptance by others; self-confidence.
3. Trust or faith in a person or thing: We are placing our confidence in you to get the job done. See Synonyms at trust.
4. A trusting relationship: I took them into my confidence.
5.
a. That which is confided; a secret: A friend does not betray confidences.
b. A feeling of assurance that a confidant will keep a secret: I am telling you this in strict confidence.
adj.
Of, relating to, or involving a swindle or fraud: a confidence scheme; a confidence trickster.
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confidence
(ˈkɒnfɪdəns)n
1. a feeling of trust in a person or thing: I have confidence in his abilities.
2. belief in one's own abilities; self-assurance
3. trust or a trustful relationship: take me into your confidence.
4. something confided or entrusted; secret
5. in confidence as a secret
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con•fi•dence
(ˈkɒn fɪ dəns)n.
1. belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing; trust; reliance.
2. belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; self-confidence.
3. certitude; assurance: to speak with confidence of a fact.
4. a confidential communication: to exchange confidences.
5. (esp. in European politics) the wish to retain an incumbent government in office, as shown by a vote on a particular issue.
6. presumption; impudence.
Idioms: in confidence, as a secret or private matter not to be divulged.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin]
syn: confidence, assurance both imply a faith in oneself. confidence usu. implies a firm belief in oneself without a display of arrogance or conceit: His friends admired his confidence at the party. assurance implies even more sureness of one's own abilities, often to the point of offensive boastfulness: She spoke with assurance but lacked the qualifications for the job.
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| Noun | 1. |  confidence - freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"certainty - the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others" |
| 2. | confidence - a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned" security - freedom from anxiety or fear; "the watch dog gave her a feeling of security" | |
| 3. | confidence - a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy" hopefulness - full of hope | |
| 4. |  confidence - a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"friendly relationship, friendship - the state of being friends (or friendly) | |
| 5. | confidence - a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences" secret - something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret" |
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confidence
noun
1. trust, belief, faith, dependence, reliance, credence I have every confidence in you.
trust doubt, disbelief, distrust, mistrust, misgiving
trust doubt, disbelief, distrust, mistrust, misgiving
2. self-assurance, courage, assurance, aplomb, boldness, self-reliance, self-possession, nerve She always thinks the worst of herself and has no confidence whatsoever.
self-assurance fear, uncertainty, apprehension, shyness, self-doubt
self-assurance fear, uncertainty, apprehension, shyness, self-doubt
3. secret I'm not in the habit of exchanging confidences with her.
in confidence in secrecy, privately, confidentially, between you and me (and the gatepost), (just) between ourselves I'm telling you all these things in confidence.
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confidence
noun1. Absolute certainty in the trustworthiness of another:
2. A firm belief in one's own powers:
3. The fact or condition of being without doubt:
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Translations
ثِقَةثِقَةٌ بالنَّفْسثِقَه
důvěradůvěrnostjistotasebedůvěrasebejistota
selvtillidtiltrotillidbetroelse
itseluottamusluottamuksellinen tietoluottamus
povjerenjepovjerljivostsamopouzdanje
sjálfstrausttraust
信頼秘密自信
비밀신뢰자신감
samozavestzaupanjezaupno
förtroendesjälvförtroende
ความเชื่อใจความไว้เนื้อเชื่อใจความมั่นใจ
bí mậtsự tin tưởngsự tự tin
confidence
[ˈkɒnfɪdəns]A. N
1. (= trust) → confianza f
to gain sb's confidence → ganarse la confianza de algn
to have (every) confidence in sb → tener (entera) confianza en algn
to have (every) confidence that → estar seguro de que
to inspire confidence → inspirar confianza
a motion of no confidence → moción f de censura
to put one's confidence in sth/sb → confiar en algo/algn
to gain sb's confidence → ganarse la confianza de algn
to have (every) confidence in sb → tener (entera) confianza en algn
to have (every) confidence that → estar seguro de que
to inspire confidence → inspirar confianza
a motion of no confidence → moción f de censura
to put one's confidence in sth/sb → confiar en algo/algn
2. (also self-confidence) → confianza f (en sí mismo), seguridad f (en sí mismo)
to gain confidence → ganar confianza or seguridad (en sí mismo)
he lacks confidence → le falta confianza or seguridad (en sí mismo)
to gain confidence → ganar confianza or seguridad (en sí mismo)
he lacks confidence → le falta confianza or seguridad (en sí mismo)
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
confidence
[ˈkɒnfɪdəns] n (= faith, certainty) → confiance f
to have every confidence that ... → être certain(e) que ...
to have confidence in sb/sth → avoir confiance en qn/qch
I've got confidence in you → J'ai confiance en toi.
to have every confidence that ... → être certain(e) que ...
to have confidence in sb/sth → avoir confiance en qn/qch
I've got confidence in you → J'ai confiance en toi.
(also self-confidence) → assurance f, confiance f en soi
She lacks confidence → Elle manque d'assurance.
She lacks confidence → Elle manque d'assurance.
(= secret) → confidence f
in confidence [speak, write] → en confidence
to tell sb sth in strict confidence → dire qch à qn en toute confidenceconfidence game (mainly US) n → escroquerie fconfidence man (mainly US) n (= con man) → escroc mconfidence trick n → escroquerie fconfidence vote n → vote m de confiance
in confidence [speak, write] → en confidence
to tell sb sth in strict confidence → dire qch à qn en toute confidenceconfidence game (mainly US) n → escroquerie fconfidence man (mainly US) n (= con man) → escroc mconfidence trick n → escroquerie fconfidence vote n → vote m de confiance
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
confidence
n
(= trust) → Vertrauen nt; (in sb’s abilities also) → Zutrauen nt → (in zu); (= confident expectation) → Zuversicht f; to have (every/no) confidence in somebody/something → (volles/kein) Vertrauen zu jdm/etw haben or in jdn/etw setzen; they have no confidence in his ability/the future → sie haben kein Vertrauen or Zutrauen zu seinen Fähigkeiten/kein Vertrauen in die Zukunft; I have every confidence that … → ich bin ganz zuversichtlich, dass …; to put one’s confidence in somebody/something → auf jdn/etw bauen, sich auf jdn/etw verlassen; I wish I had your confidence → ich wünschte, ich hätte deine Zuversicht(lichkeit); we look with confidence … → wir schauen zuversichtlich …; can you leave your car here with confidence? → kann man hier sein Auto beruhigt abstellen?; he talked with confidence on the subject → er äußerte sich sehr kompetent zu dem Thema; I can’t talk with any confidence about … → ich kann nichts Bestimmtes über (+acc) → … sagen; in the full confidence that … → im festen Vertrauen darauf, dass …; issue of confidence (Parl) → Vertrauensfrage f; to give a vote of confidence (Parl) → das Vertrauen aussprechen; to ask for a vote of confidence (Parl) → die Vertrauensfrage stellen; motion/vote of no confidence → Misstrauensantrag m → /-votum nt
(= confidential relationship) → Vertrauen nt; in (strict) confidence → (streng) vertraulich; to take somebody into one’s confidence → jdn ins Vertrauen ziehen; to be in or enjoy somebody’s confidence → jds Vertrauen besitzen or genießen
(= information confided) → vertrauliche Mitteilung
confidence
:confidence building
n → Vertrauensbildung f
confidence-building
adj → vertrauensbildend
confidence trick
n = con trick
confidence trickster
n = con man
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
confidence
[ˈkɒnfɪd/əns] na. (trust) → fiducia
to have (every) confidence in sb → avere (piena) fiducia in qn
to have (every) confidence that → essere (assolutamente) certo/a che
motion of no confidence (Parliament) → mozione f di sfiducia
to have (every) confidence in sb → avere (piena) fiducia in qn
to have (every) confidence that → essere (assolutamente) certo/a che
motion of no confidence (Parliament) → mozione f di sfiducia
b. (also self-confidence) → sicurezza di sé, fiducia in se stesso/a
to gain confidence → acquistare sicurezza
to gain confidence → acquistare sicurezza
c. (secret) → confidenza
to take sb into one's confidence → confidarsi con qn
to tell sb sth in strict confidence → dire qc a qn in via strettamente confidenziale
to write in confidence to sb → scrivere a qn con la massima riservatezza
to take sb into one's confidence → confidarsi con qn
to tell sb sth in strict confidence → dire qc a qn in via strettamente confidenziale
to write in confidence to sb → scrivere a qn con la massima riservatezza
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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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confidence
→ ثِقَة důvěra, důvěrnost, sebejistota betroelse, selvtillid, tiltro Selbstvertrauen, Vertrauen, vertrauliche Mitteilung αυτοπεποίθηση, εμπιστευτικότητα, εμπιστοσύνη confianza, confidencia, seguridad en sí mismo itseluottamus, luottamuksellinen tieto, luottamus confiance, confiance en soi, confidence povjerenje, povjerljivost, samopouzdanje confidenza, fiducia, fiducia in se stessi 信頼, 秘密, 自信 비밀, 신뢰, 자신감 geheim, vertrouwen, zelfvertrouwen betroelse, selvtillit, tillit pewność, zaufanie, zwierzenie confiança, confidência самоуверенность, секрет, уверенность förtroende, självförtroende ความเชื่อใจ, ความไว้เนื้อเชื่อใจ, ความมั่นใจ güven, özgüven, sır bí mật, sự tin tưởng, sự tự tin 信心, 信赖, 机密Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
confidence
n confianzaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.