What does fiar in Spanish mean?

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

The word fiar in Spanish means sell on credit, vouch for, trust, reliable, dependable. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fiar

sell on credit

verbo transitivo (posponer el pago)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En esta tienda solo fían a quien conocen.
In this store they only sell on credit to people they know.

vouch for

verbo intransitivo (avalar, respaldar)

Yo fío por él, puedes prestarle el coche.
I vouch for him; you can loan him your car.

trust

(confiar en alguien)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Me fío de ti, pero no sé por qué.
I trust you, but I don't know why.

reliable, dependable

locución adjetiva (confiable) (for a job, task, etc.)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La empresa busca a una persona de fiar para este cargo. Pepe no es de fiar: es muy mentiroso.
The company is looking for a dependable person to fill this post.

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