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Pronunciation / Transliteration: confiança
"Ele demonstrou muita confiança na apresentação."
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The feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something; a firm trust.
"We have complete confidence in her ability to handle the project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'confidentia', stemming from 'confidere' (to trust fully), composed of 'com-' (intensifier) and 'fidere' (to trust). Entering Middle English in the 15th century, the term originally denoted a strong reliance or firm trust in someone or something before evolving to describe self-assurance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Confidence" is said worldwide
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confiance
Transliteration: confiance
"Il a beaucoup de confiance en lui."
Selbstvertrauen
Transliteration: Selbstvertrauen
"Sie strahlt großes Selbstvertrauen aus."
fiducia
Transliteration: fiducia
"Ho molta fiducia nelle tue capacità."
confianza
Transliteration: confianza
"La confianza es fundamental en un equipo."
confiança
Transliteration: confiança
"Ele demonstrou muita confiança na apresentação."
आत्मविश्वास
Transliteration: aatmavishwas
"सफलता के लिए आत्मविश्वास बहुत जरूरी है।"
信心
Transliteration: xìnxīn
"我对我们的未来充满信心。"
자신감
Transliteration: jasingam
Script: 자신감
"그는 발표할 때 자신감이 넘쳤다."
自信
Transliteration: jishin
"彼女は自分の能力に自信を持っている。"
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