Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s/

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Translation

trust, confidence

Word origin

From Latin confidentia ('confidence, trust'), from confidere ('to trust fully'), from con- (intensive) and fidere ('to trust').

Origin
Latin
Root
confidentia
English cognates
confidence, confide, fidelity

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

diriger .

He has my full trust to lead this project.

echec.

She has lacked confidence in herself since that failure.

construit .

Trust is built slowly and lost quickly.

- , .

Trust me, I know what I'm doing.

.

He lost his friends' trust for years.

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