confide

confide
1. intransitive verb

confide in somebody — sich jemandem anvertrauen

confide to somebody about something — jemandem etwas anvertrauen

2. transitive verb

confide something to somebody — jemandem etwas anvertrauen

he confided that he ... — er gestand, dass er ...

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verb
(to tell one's private thoughts to someone: He confided in his brother; He confided his fears to his brother.) (sich an-)vertrauen
- academic.ru/15172/confidence">confidence
- confident
- confidential
- confidentiality
- confidentially
- confiding
- confidingly
- in confidence
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con·fide
[kənˈfaɪd]
vt
1. (tell secrets)
to \confide sth etw gestehen
to \confide [to sb] that ... jdm anvertrauen, dass ...; (confess) [jdm] gestehen, dass ...
2. (form: entrust)
to \confide sth to sb's care jdm etw in gutem Glauben anvertrauen
to \confide sb to sb's care jdn in jds Obhut geben
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[kən'faɪd]
vt
anvertrauen (to sb jdm)
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confide [kənˈfaıd]
A v/i
1. sich anvertrauen (in dat)
2. vertrauen (in dat oder auf akk):
confide in sb jemandem vertrauen, jemandem Vertrauen schenken
B v/t jemandem etwas anvertrauen:
a) vertraulich mitteilen
b) zu treuen Händen übergeben
c) jemanden mit einer Aufgabe etc betrauen
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1. intransitive verb

confide in somebody — sich jemandem anvertrauen

confide to somebody about something — jemandem etwas anvertrauen

2. transitive verb

confide something to somebody — jemandem etwas anvertrauen

he confided that he ... — er gestand, dass er ...

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v.
anvertrauen v.
vertrauen v.

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