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Etymology
From des- + confiar.
Pronunciation
Verb
desconfiar (first-person singular present desconfio, first-person singular preterite desconfií, past participle desconfiat)
- (intransitive) to be distrustful (de of)
- Synonym: malfiar-se
- Antonym: confiar
Conjugation
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From des- + confiar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.kõ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /des.kõˈfja(ʁ)/ , /d͡ʒis.kõ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.kõˈfja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.kõ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /des.kõˈfja(ʁ)/ , /d͡ʒis.kõ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.kõˈfja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.kõ.fiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /des.kõˈfja(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.kõ.fiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.kõˈfja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.kõ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /deʃ.kõˈfja(ʁ)/ , /d͡ʒiʃ.kõ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiʃ.kõˈfja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.kõ.fiˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /des.kõˈfja(ɻ)/
Verb
desconfiar (first-person singular present desconfio, first-person singular preterite desconfiei, past participle desconfiado)
- to distrust, mistrust
- Antonym: confiar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:desconfiar.
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From des- + confiar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deskonˈfjaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: des‧con‧fiar
Verb
desconfiar (first-person singular present desconfío, first-person singular preterite desconfié, past participle desconfiado)
- (intransitive) to distrust, to mistrust
- Antonym: confiar
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of desconfiar (i-í alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive desconfiar
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dative
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desconfiarme
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desconfiarte
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desconfiarle, desconfiarse
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desconfiarnos
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desconfiaros
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desconfiarles, desconfiarse
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accusative
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desconfiarme
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desconfiarte
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desconfiarlo, desconfiarla, desconfiarse
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desconfiarnos
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desconfiaros
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desconfiarlos, desconfiarlas, desconfiarse
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with gerund desconfiando
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dative
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desconfiándome
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desconfiándote
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desconfiándole, desconfiándose
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desconfiándonos
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desconfiándoos
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desconfiándoles, desconfiándose
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accusative
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desconfiándome
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desconfiándote
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desconfiándolo, desconfiándola, desconfiándose
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desconfiándonos
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desconfiándoos
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desconfiándolos, desconfiándolas, desconfiándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative desconfía
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dative
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desconfíame
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desconfíate
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desconfíale
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desconfíanos
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not used
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desconfíales
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accusative
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desconfíame
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desconfíate
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desconfíalo, desconfíala
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desconfíanos
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not used
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desconfíalos, desconfíalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative desconfiá
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dative
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desconfiame
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desconfiate
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desconfiale
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desconfianos
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not used
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desconfiales
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accusative
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desconfiame
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desconfiate
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desconfialo, desconfiala
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desconfianos
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not used
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desconfialos, desconfialas
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with formal second-person singular imperative desconfíe
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dative
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desconfíeme
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not used
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desconfíele, desconfíese
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desconfíenos
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not used
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desconfíeles
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accusative
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desconfíeme
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not used
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desconfíelo, desconfíela, desconfíese
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desconfíenos
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not used
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desconfíelos, desconfíelas
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with first-person plural imperative desconfiemos
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dative
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not used
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desconfiémoste
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desconfiémosle
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desconfiémonos
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desconfiémoos
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desconfiémosles
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accusative
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not used
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desconfiémoste
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desconfiémoslo, desconfiémosla
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desconfiémonos
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desconfiémoos
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desconfiémoslos, desconfiémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative desconfiad
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dative
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desconfiadme
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not used
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desconfiadle
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desconfiadnos
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desconfiaos
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desconfiadles
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accusative
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desconfiadme
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not used
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desconfiadlo, desconfiadla
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desconfiadnos
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desconfiaos
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desconfiadlos, desconfiadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative desconfíen
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dative
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desconfíenme
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not used
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desconfíenle
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desconfíennos
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not used
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desconfíenles, desconfíense
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accusative
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desconfíenme
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not used
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desconfíenlo, desconfíenla
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desconfíennos
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not used
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desconfíenlos, desconfíenlas, desconfíense
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