What does confidenza in Italian mean?

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

The word confidenza in Italian means know someone well, be close to someone, secret, confidence, assurance, to overstep the boundaries, to tell someone in confidence, gain the trust of, confidence interval, don't trust strangers, don't talk to strangers, become familiar with, feel comfortable using, gain confidence with, to be close to. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word confidenza

know someone well, be close to someone

sostantivo femminile (familiarità: tra persone)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Io e Laura non siamo molto in confidenza per cui non so quasi nulla della sua vita privata.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. I don't know him well enough to ask him for such a favor.

secret

sostantivo femminile (rivelazione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi ha fatto una confidenza.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. He told me the news in the strictest of confidence.

confidence, assurance

sostantivo femminile (familiarità: azione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sto prendendo confidenza col nuovo lavoro.
I'm starting to gain confidence at my new job.

to overstep the boundaries

to tell someone in confidence

gain the trust of

confidence interval

(statistics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

don't trust strangers, don't talk to strangers

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

become familiar with, feel comfortable using, gain confidence with

(technology, musical instrument)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi serve ancora tempo per prendere confidenza con i pattini.
I still need time to get to grips with roller skating.

to be close to

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