confiar

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Pronunciation

Verb

confiar (first-person singular present confio, first-person singular preterite confií, past participle confiat)

  1. to entrust
  2. to tell (a secret)
  3. to confide

Conjugation

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cōnfīdāre, from cōnfīdere.

Pronunciation

Verb

confiar

  1. to confide, entrust

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Galician: confiar
  • Portuguese: confiar

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese confiar, from Vulgar Latin *cōnfīdāre, from cōnfīdere.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /kõˈfja(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.fiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /kõˈfja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /kõˈfja(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.fiˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /kõˈfja(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: con‧fi‧ar

Verb

confiar (first-person singular present confio, first-person singular preterite confiei, past participle confiado)

  1. to confide, entrust
  2. (intransitive) to rely on, trust

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin *confidare, from cōnfīdēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈfjaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧fiar

Verb

confiar (first-person singular present confío, first-person singular preterite confié, past participle confiado)

  1. to reassure
  2. to be certain
  3. to trust
  4. (transitive) to confide
  5. (transitive) to entrust
    confiar un trabajo a alguienentrust a job to someone

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