What does confier in French mean?

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

The word confier in French means entrust to, confide to, sell to, tell someone, tell somebody, confide in, put in 's hands, put in the hands of, entrust with the task of doing, hand the reins, hand the reins to, be given a task. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word confier

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.

put in 's hands, put in the hands of

locution verbale (déléguer [qch] à [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le directeur a confié le projet aux soins du nouveau.

entrust with the task of doing

locution verbale (déléguer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je te confie le soin de ramener mon petit frère.

hand the reins, hand the reins to

(déléguer à [qqn] la conduite de [qch]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be given a task

locution verbale (être choisi pour faire [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle s'est vue confier une tâche dans ce projet.

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