I don't trust him/her
I don't know how to say: "I don't trust him/her", "I don't trust the government", "I can't trust someone I barely know". Well, I don't know how to express the idea of trusting or not trusting something or someone in Spanish. I have knowledge or the structure 'fiarse de alguién' that I've heard in some Spanish movies, but I don't understand how to use it. One thing that complicates is that Portuguese is my first language and the verb in Portuguese is "Confiar em" and its usage is pretty much like the English usage. Well, please, would someone clarify to me this usage? Sorry, I'm not able to translate this to Spanish correctly.
2 Answers
Hello Sam
In Spanish they use the verbal construction: confiar en = to trust in / tener confianza en (alguien) = to have trust in someone. This refers to the affirmative or positive form
ex: Confía en mi = trust me /Ten confianza en mi = Have confidence in me/ put your trust in me
In the negative form the Spanish people use the verb fiarse
"I don't trust him/her", No me fio de él/ella
No me fio del gobierno = I don't trust the government
Don't trust him (/her)! = ¡No te fies de él (/ella)! (command form/order!)
All examples, apart from the one about not trusting the government,, courtesy of Oxford Spanish Dictionary Spanish section.
I hope this helps
Correct. The following three have the same meaning:
No me fío de ...
No confío en ...
Desconfío de ...
