Friday, September 13, 2013

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Friday, September 13, 2013

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confianza, noun
confidence

One of the meanings of confianza is confidence, in a variety of contexts:

Ese abogado tuyo no me inspira confianza.
That lawyer of yours doesn't exactly fill me with confidence.

Ganarse la confianza de alguien means to win somebody's confidence, as in:

Necesitamos policías honrados que sepan* ganarse la confianza y el respeto de la gente.
We need honest police officers who know how to win people's confidence and respect.

And to say you have confidence in something, you use the equivalent structure to English:

Tengo mucha confianza en el futuro.
I have a lot of confidence in the future.

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