confiado

adj.

1 trusting, confident, assured, confiding.

2 unsuspecting, trustful, not suspicious.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: confiar.

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confiado

► participio pasado

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► adjetivo

1 (crédulo) unsuspecting, gullible

2 (seguro) confident, self-confident

3 (engreído) self-satisfied; (presumido) conceited

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(f. - confiada)

adj.

1) confident

2) trusting

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ADJ

1) (=seguro) confident

está muy confiado — he's very confident

se presentó muy confiado ante el juez — he seemed very confident when he appeared before the judge

confiado en algo — confident of sth

se mostró confiado en que obtendría el puesto — he seemed confident that he would obtain the post

confiado en sí mismo — self-confident

2) (=ingenuo) trusting

3) (=vanidoso) vain, conceited

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-da adjetivo

a) [ser] (crédulo) trusting

b) [estar] (seguro)

confiado en algo: está muy confiado en que lo van a llevar he's convinced they're going to take him; no estés tan confiado — don't get over-confident

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= unwary, unsuspecting, sanguine, trustful, trusting, confident (in).

Ex. Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.

Ex. There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.

Ex. A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.

Ex. They should be more trustful of their colleagues and to use information technology to a larger extent.

Ex. Yet without this trusting support for the editorial expertise of the publishers such books could not be published at all.

Ex. Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.

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* confiados, los = unsuspecting, the.

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-da adjetivo

a) [ser] (crédulo) trusting

b) [estar] (seguro)

confiado en algo: está muy confiado en que lo van a llevar he's convinced they're going to take him; no estés tan confiado — don't get over-confident

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= unwary, unsuspecting, sanguine, trustful, trusting, confident (in).

Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.

Ex: There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.

Ex: A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.

Ex: They should be more trustful of their colleagues and to use information technology to a larger extent.

Ex: Yet without this trusting support for the editorial expertise of the publishers such books could not be published at all.

Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.

* confiados, los = unsuspecting, the.

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confiado -da

adjective

1 [ SER] (crédulo) trusting

en estos tiempos no es bueno ser tan confiado these days it's not wise to be so trusting

entró muy confiado sin saber que le habían preparado una trampa he came in confidently o unsuspectingly, not knowing that they had set a trap for him

2 [ ESTAR] (seguro) confiado EN algo:

está muy confiado en que lo van a llevar he's convinced they're going to take him

no estés tan confiado, esos exámenes pueden ser muy difíciles don't get over-confident o don't be too sure of yourself, those exams can be extremely hard

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Del verbo confiar: (conjugate confiar)

confiado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
confiado    
confiar
confiado

◊ -da adjetivo

a) [ser] (crédulo) trusting

b) [estar] (seguro):

◊ está muy confiado en que lo van a llevar he's convinced they're going to take him;

no estés tan confiado don't get over-confident
confiar (conjugate confiar) verbo intransitivo

a) (tener fe) confiado en algn/algo to trust sb/sth;

◊ no confío en ella I don't trust her;

confiamos en su discreción we rely o depend on your discretion

b) (estar seguro) confiado en algo to be confident of sth;

◊ confiado en la victoria to be confident of victory;

confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it;
confiemos en que venga let's hope she comes
verbo transitivo confiadole algo a algn ‹secreto› to confide sth to sb;
‹trabajo/responsabilidad› to entrust sb with sth
confiarse verbo pronominal

a) (hacerse ilusiones) to be overconfident;

◊ no te confíes demasiado don't get overconfident o too confident

b) (desahogarse, abrirse) confiadose a algn to confide in sb

confiado,-a adjetivo
1 (que tiene confianza en los demás) trusting, unsuspecting: con lo confiado que es le van a engañar muchas veces, he's such an unsuspecting person that he'll often be misled
2 (esperanzado) está confiada en que aprobará, she's confident that she'll pass
(seguro, tranquilo) self-confident
confiar
I verbo transitivo
1 (poner bajo la tutela) to entrust: le confié la educación de mi hija, I entrusted him with my daughter's education
2 (decir reservadamente) to confide
II verbo intransitivo (fiarse de) confiar en, to trust: no confío en ella, I don't trust her
(contar con) no confíes en su ayuda, don't count on his help
'confiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confiada
English:
trustful
- trusting
- unsuspecting

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confiado, -a adj

1. [seguro] confident;

estar confiado to be confident;

estar demasiado confiado to be overconfident;

estoy confiado en que todo acabará bien I'm confident everything will turn out all right;

se mostró confiado he was confident

2. [crédulo] trusting;

ser confiado to be trusting

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confiado

adj trusting

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confiado, -da adj

1) : confident, self-confident

2) : trusting

♦ confiadamente adv

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confiado adj hopeful