confidentially
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confidentially
privately, intimately, secretly: Confidentially, I believe they are having an affair.
Not to be confused with:
confidently – with assurance, with certainty, boldly: I can say confidently that they are having an affair.
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con·fi·den·tial
(kŏn′fĭ-dĕn′shəl)adj.
1. Done or communicated in confidence; secret.
2. Entrusted with the confidence of another: a confidential secretary.
3. Denoting confidence or intimacy: a confidential tone of voice.
4. Containing information, the unauthorized disclosure of which poses a threat to national security.
con′fi·den′ti·al′i·ty (-shē-ăl′ĭ-tē), con′fi·den′tial·ness n.
con′fi·den′tial·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | confidentially - in a confidential manner; "spoke to him intimately and confidentially" |
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confidentially
adverb in secret, privately, personally, behind closed doors, in confidence, in camera, between ourselves, sub rosa Confidentially, I am not sure they knew what was happening.
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Translations
بِسِرِّيَّه، بِثِقَه،
důvěrně
fortroligt
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confidentially
[ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəli] adv (= secretly) → confidentiellement
to be treated confidentially [information] → rester confidentiel(le)
to be treated confidentially [information] → rester confidentiel(le)
(= quietly) [say, speak] → sur un ton confidentiel
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
confidentially
adv → vertraulich, im Vertrauen
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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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