confidence **** con·fi·dence n
- confidence **** con·fi·dence n
- ['kɒnfɪd(ə)ns]
1) fiducia
to have (every) confidence in sb — avere (piena) fiducia in qn
I've got a lot of confidence in him — ho molta fiducia in lui
to have (every) confidence that — essere (assolutamente) certo (-a) che
motion of no confidence Parliament — mozione f di sfiducia
2) sicurezza di sé, fiducia in se stesso (-a)
to gain confidence — acquistare sicurezza
she lacks confidence — non ha fiducia in se stessa
3) confidenza
in confidence — in via confidenziale
I'm telling you this in strict confidence — te lo dico in via strettamente confidenziale
to take sb into one's confidence — confidarsi con qn
to write in confidence to sb — scrivere a qn con la massima riservatezza
English-Italian dictionary.
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