Слово англійською: confidence

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Переклад confidence українською: впевненість

noun

/ˈkɑːnfɪdəns/

[uncountable] the feeling that you can trust, believe in and be sure about the abilities or good qualities of somebody/something

The president's actions hardly inspire confidence.
confidence in somebody/something The players all have confidence in their manager.
He believes his reforms will restore confidence in the financial markets.
The survey revealed a lack of confidence in the government.
She has the utmost confidence in her students' abilities.
Our aim is to increase public confidence in the democratic process.
The university is facing a crisis of confidence about its future role.
The new contracts have undermined the confidence of employees.

see also consumer confidence, vote of confidence, vote of no confidence

[uncountable] a belief in your own ability to do things and be successful

People often lose confidence when they are criticized.
He gained confidence when he went to college.
Receiving compliments from my work colleagues has boosted my confidence.
The course will help you build your confidence and develop your study skills.
She certainly doesn't lack confidence.
He suffers from a lack of confidence.
with confidence She answered the questions with confidence.
confidence in something/yourself I didn't have any confidence in myself at school.
Winning the award has given me much more confidence in my writing.
confidence to do something The training programmes have given workers the confidence to take on more responsibility.

[uncountable] the feeling that you are certain about something

He said he wished that he shared her confidence.
with confidence They could not say with confidence that he would be able to walk again after the accident.
No one can predict with complete confidence what will happen in the financial markets.
confidence that… She expressed her confidence that they would win.

[uncountable] a feeling of trust that somebody will keep information private

It took a long time to gain her confidence (= make her feel she could trust me).
in confidence Eva told me about their relationship in confidence.
This is in the strictest confidence.

[countable] (formal) a secret that you tell somebody

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin confidentia, from confidere ‘have full trust’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fidere ‘trust’.

Idioms

be in somebody’s confidence

to be trusted with somebody’s secrets
- He is said to be very much in the president's confidence.

take somebody into your confidence

to tell somebody secrets and personal information about yourself
- She took me into her confidence and told me about the problems she was facing.
- He thought he might take Leo into his confidence.