confidence

con·fi·dence  (knf-dns)

n.

1. Trust or faith in a person or thing.

2. A trusting relationship: I took them into my confidence.

3.

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.

4. A feeling of assurance, especially of self-assurance.

5. The state or quality of being certain: I have every confidence in your ability to succeed.

adj.

Of, relating to, or involving a swindle or fraud: a confidence scheme; a confidence trickster.

Synonyms: confidence, assurance, aplomb, self-confidence, self-possession
These nouns denote a feeling of emotional security resulting from faith in oneself. Confidence is a firm belief in one's powers, abilities, or capacities: "You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face" (Eleanor Roosevelt).
Assurance even more strongly stresses certainty and can suggest arrogance: How can you explain an abstruse theory with such assurance?
Aplomb implies calm poise: "It is native personality, and that alone, that endows a man to stand before presidents or generals . . . with aplomb" (Walt Whitman).
Self-confidence stresses trust in one's own self-sufficiency: "The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence" (George S. Patton).
Self-possession implies composure arising from control over one's own reactions: "In life courtesy and self-possession . . . are the sensible impressions of the free mind, for both arise . . . from never being swept away, whatever the emotion, into confusion or dullness" (William Butler Yeats). See Also Synonyms at trust.

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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

in confidence as a secret

Thesaurus

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" assurance, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness, 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" diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt - lack of self-confidence
	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" 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

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

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.

Translations

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

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)

3. (= secrecy) → confianza f
in confidence → en confianza
to tell sb (about) sth in strict confidence → decir algo a algn en la más estricta confianza
"write in confidence to Michelle Davis" → "escriba a Michelle Davis: discreción garantizada"
to take sb into one's confidence → confiarse a algn

4. (= revelation) → confidencia f
they exchanged confidences → se hicieron confidencias

B. CPD confidence man N → timador m, estafador m
confidence trick, confidence game (esp US) N → timo m, estafa f
confidence trickster N → timador(a) m/f, estafador(a) m/f

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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.

(also self-confidence) → assurance f, confiance f en soi
She lacks confidence → Elle manque d'assurance.

(POLITICS) motion of no confidence → motion f de censure

(= secret) → confidence f
in confidence [speak, write] → en confidence
to tell sb sth in strict confidence → dire qch à qn en toute confidence
confidence game (mainly US) n → escroquerie f
confidence man (mainly US) n (= con man) → escroc m
confidence trick n → escroquerie f
confidence vote n → vote m de confiance

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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

(= self-confidence) → (Selbst)vertrauen nt, → Selbstsicherheit f

(= 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

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confidence:

confidence building

n → Vertrauensbildung f

confidence-building

adj → vertrauensbildend

confidence trick

n = con trick

confidence trickster

n = con man

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confidence [ˈkɒnfɪd/əns] n

a. (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

b. (also self-confidence) → sicurezza di sé, fiducia in se stesso/a
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

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confidence [ˈkɒnfɪd/əns] n

a. (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

b. (also self-confidence) → sicurezza di sé, fiducia in se stesso/a
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

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