What does confianza in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word confianza in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use confianza in Spanish.

The word confianza in Spanish means confidence, faith, trust, confidence, familiarity, breach of trust, betrayal of confidence, atmosphere of trust, with confidence, with self-assurance, with complete confidence, self-confidence, full confidence, total confidence, complete confidence, inspire confidence, reliable, put your trust in, trustworthy, in confidence, abuse of trust, gain the trust of, earn the trust of, level of trust, trustworthy man, inspire confidence, inspire trust, familiarity breeds contempt, familiarity breeds contempt, full of confidence, high on confidence, deserves all our trust, vote of confidence, relationship of trust, trusted employee, exude confidence, instill confidence, vote of confidence, vote of confidence, trusted area, trusted zone. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word confianza

confidence, faith, trust

nombre femenino (esperanza firme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los optimistas siempre tienen confianza en el futuro.
Optimists always have faith in the future.

confidence

nombre femenino (seguridad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan tiene confianza en sus habilidades y nunca se le ocurre pedir ayuda.
John has confidence in his skills, and never considers asking for help.

familiarity

nombre femenino (trato: familiaridad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan trata al jefe con confianza; parecen amigos.
John treats the boss with familiarity; they act like friends.

breach of trust, betrayal of confidence

(aprovechamiento excesivo) (general)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese viejo millonario es muy desconfiado porque ya fue víctima de abuso de confianza por parte de su propia familia.
That old millionaire is very distrustful because he was a victim of a breach of trust by his own family.

atmosphere of trust

nombre masculino (entorno seguro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

with confidence, with self-assurance

locución adverbial (confiadamente)

Puedes entrar con confianza: nadie te va a decir nada.
You can enter confidently: no one is going to say anything to you.

with complete confidence

locución adverbial (sin dudarlo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Puedes contarme lo que pasó con toda confianza: lo que me digas no saldrá de aquí.
You can tell me what happened with complete confidence: whatever you say stays between us.

self-confidence

(autoconfianza, seguridad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan tiene una gran confianza en sí mismo; nunca duda de lo que hace.
Juan has great self-confidence; he never doubts what he does.

full confidence, total confidence, complete confidence

(fe absoluta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El jefe tenía confianza plena en él, pero raramente estaba contento con sus decisiones.
The boss had total confidence in him, but was rarely happy with his decisions.

inspire confidence

locución verbal (ser digno de crédito)

Marcos inspira confianza y por eso siempre se hace cargo del dinero.
Marcos inspires confidence and, for this reason, is always trusted with the money.

reliable

locución adjetiva (que inspira seguridad)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Solo dejo que mi mecánico de confianza le haga reparaciones a mi auto.
I only let a trustworthy mechanic do repairs on my car.

put your trust in

(confiar en)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Deposité mi confianza en ti: espero que no me decepciones. Como último recurso, los científicos depositaron su confianza en un método innovador.
I put my trust in you: I hope you don't let me down. As a last resort, the scientists put their trust in a new method.

trustworthy

locución adjetiva (merecedor de confianza)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El asistente del jefe es digno de confianza: puedes darle tus datos personales.
The boss' assistant is trustworthy: you can give him your personal details.

in confidence

locución adverbial (entre amigos) (formal)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Soledad me contó en confianza algo de lo que había pasado. Puedes decir lo que quieras; estamos en confianza.
Soledad told me something about what had happened in confidence.

abuse of trust

(abuso de amistad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Marta te pidió prestado tu apartamento para hacer una fiesta? Eso me parece exceso de confianza.
Marta asked you to lend her your flat to throw a party? Sounds like an abuse of trust to me.

gain the trust of, earn the trust of

locución verbal (hacer que alguien confíe)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Al principio no se fiaba de mi, pero terminé ganándome su confianza.

level of trust

nombre masculino (nivel de amistad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

trustworthy man

(persona de fiar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan es un hombre de confianza, puedes contarle lo que sea.
Juan is a trustworthy man. You can tell him anything.

inspire confidence, inspire trust

(parecer confiable)

Marcos inspira confianza y por eso siempre consigue trabajo.
Marcos inspires confidence (or: inspires trust) and that's why he always finds work.

familiarity breeds contempt

expresión (abuso de amistad)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ana me pidió que le cuidara sus cinco gatos mientras está de viaje: la confianza da asco.
Ana asked me to look after her five cats while she was on holiday: familiarity breeds contempt.

familiarity breeds contempt

expresión (trato crea desdén)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Diego no acepta ninguna crítica de su pareja porque la confianza da asco.
Diego is incapable of accepting any criticism from his partner because familiarity breeds contempt.

full of confidence, high on confidence

locución adjetiva (confiado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Salió del examen lleno de confianza, sabe que lo hizo bien.
He left the exam full of confidence; he knows he did well.

deserves all our trust

locución verbal (ser de mucha confianza)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pedro merece toda nuestra confianza y por eso lo haremos responsable del proyecto.
Pedro deserves all our trust and that's why we'll put him in charge of the project.

vote of confidence

nombre femenino (solicitud de respaldo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La moción de confianza es un instrumento político.

relationship of trust

(relación de cercanía)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo una relación de confianza con mi hermana.
I have a trust relationship with my sister.

trusted employee

locución nominal con flexión de género (trabajador fiable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La jefa le pedirá a un trabajador de confianza que se encargue de este proyecto complicado.
The boss will ask a trusted employee to take care of this complicated project.

exude confidence

locución verbal (mostrarse seguro)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Lucía es muy trabajadora y transmite confianza cuando trabaja.
Lucia is very hard-working and exudes confidence when she works.

instill confidence

locución verbal (inspirar, suscitar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan es un buen hombre y transmite confianza a sus amigos.
Juan is a good man and instills confidence in his friends.

vote of confidence

nombre masculino (figurado (manifestar apoyo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se está esforzando mucho; deberíamos darle un voto de confianza.
He's trying hard, so we ought to give him a vote of confidence.

vote of confidence

nombre masculino (política: confirmar apoyo) (politics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El Presidente se someterá al voto de confianza de la Cámara.
The President will submit to the Chamber's vote of confidence.

trusted area, trusted zone

(red de área local del usuario)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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