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reliance

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re·li·ance  (r-lns)
n.
1. The act of relying or the state of being reliant.
2. The faith, confidence, or trust felt by one who relies; dependence. See Synonyms at trust.
3. One relied on; a mainstay.

reliance [rɪˈlaɪəns]
n
1. dependence, confidence, or trust
2. something or someone upon which one relies
reliant  adj
reliantly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.reliance - certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
certainty - the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"
2.reliance - the state of relying on something
dependence, dependency, dependance - the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

reliance
noun
1. dependency, dependence, leaning the country's increasing reliance on foreign aid
2. trust, confidence, belief, faith, assurance, credence, credit If you respond immediately, you will guarantee people's reliance on you.
Translations
reliance [rɪˈlaɪəns] N reliance on sth (= trust) → confianza f en algo; (= dependence) → dependencia f de algo
our excessive reliance on himnuestra excesiva dependencia con respecto de él, el que dependamos tanto de él
you can place no reliance on thatno hay que fiarse de eso, no hay que tener confianza en eso
reliance [rɪˈlaɪəns] n
(= dependence) reliance on sth → dépendance f envers qch
society's increasing reliance on technology → la dépendance croissante de la société envers la technologie
reliance
n (= trust, confidence)Vertrauen nt (→ on auf (+acc)); to place reliance on somebody/somethingsich auf jdn/etw (acc)verlassen; his reliance on his memory rather than his notes always gets him into difficultieser verlässt sich auf sein Gedächtnis statt auf seine Notizen und kommt dadurch immer in Schwierigkeiten
reliance [rɪˈlaɪəns] n reliance (on)dipendenza (da)
reliance [rɪˈlaɪəns] n reliance (on)dipendenza (da)


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"With fortitude, please God," answered the Assistant Pocketer, his eyes to Heaven raising - "with fortitude and a firm reliance on the laxity of the law.
Where was his reliance on my sense and goodness then?
On the strength of Darcy's regard, Bingley had the firmest reliance, and of his judgement the highest opinion.
 
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