What does confiant in French mean?

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

The word confiant in French means confident, confident, entrust to, confide to, sell to, tell someone, tell somebody, confide in. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word confiant

confident

adjectif (optimiste)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il attend les résultats des examens, il est confiant.
He is waiting for the exam results; he is confident.

confident

adjectif (qui fait confiance)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il est confiant en l'avenir.
He has confidence in the future.

entrust to

verbe transitif (donner aux bons soins de [qqn])

Ma sœur m'a confié ses enfants pendant qu'elle était à l'hôpital. Mon patron m'a confié un dossier épineux.
My boss asked me to take care of a tricky case.

confide to

verbe transitif (révéler)

Mon patron m'a confié le secret de sa réussite. Mon amie m'a confié qu'elle avait trompé son mari une fois.
My friend told me in confidence that she had once cheated on her husband.

sell to

verbe transitif (littéraire (abandonner à) (figurative)

Ne lui fais pas confiance, elle a confié son âme au diable.
Don't trust her; she's sold her soul to the devil.

tell someone, tell somebody

verbe pronominal (faire des confidences)

Si tu as des problèmes à l'école, confie-toi, ne garde pas tout pour toi.
If you are having problems at school, tell someone (or: somebody); don't keep things to yourself.

confide in

(faire des confidences)

Eric se confie facilement à sa grand-mère.
Eric finds it easy to confide in his grandmother.

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