zutrauen

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German

Etymology

zu- +‎ trauen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: zu‧trau‧en
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Verb

zutrauen (weak, third-person singular present traut zu, past tense traute zu, past participle zugetraut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to give (someone) credit for; to think (someone) is capable of
  2. (transitive, dative reflexive) to have (a specified) confidence in oneself
    Er traut sich zu viel zu.He is overconfident. (literally, “He has' too much confidence in himself.”)

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Further reading

  • zutrauen” in Duden online
  • zutrauen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache