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"Confianza" is a noun which is often translated as "confidence", and "confidente" is a noun which is often translated as "confidant". Learn more about the difference between "confianza" and "confidente" below.
la confianza(
kohm
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fyahn
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sah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (faith)
a. confidence
Honestamente, no me da mucha confianza el cacharro de tu primo.Honestly, your cousin's wreck of a car doesn't fill me with confidence.
b. trust
No sé si podemos reconstruir la confianza que antes sentíamos.I don't know if we can rebuild the trust we used to feel.
a. confidence
Los soldados jóvenes caminaron con confianza.The young soldiers walked with confidence.
3. (intimacy)
a. familiarity
La gente no trata con tanta confianza a los desconocidos en este pueblo.People don't treat strangers with much familiarity in this town.
las confianzas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. liberties
No debes dejar que tus nietos tomen tantas confianzas contigo.You shouldn't let your grandchildren take so many liberties with you.
el confidente, la confidente(
kohn
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fee
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dehn
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teh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. confidant (masculine)
Soy el mejor amigo y el confidente de Alberto.I'm Alberto's best friend and confidant.
b. confidante (feminine)
Sofía le contó que estaba embarazada solamente a su confidente.Sofia only told her confidante that she was pregnant.
