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feminine

/komfjanˈθa/ ES

/komfjanˈsa/ MX

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Translation

trust, confidence

Word origin

From confiar, ultimately from Latin confidere ('to trust fully'). The same root gives English confide and confidence.

Origin
Latin
Root
confidere
English cognates
confide, confidence

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralconfianzas

Examples

mucha .

I have a lot of trust in you.

mucha .

He speaks with great self-confidence.

.

That betrayal broke the trust between them.

mucha .

I give my employees a lot of leeway.

, .

Speak freely, we are all friends here.

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This word is part of lesson 23.