fiar

v.

1 to trust, to sell upon trust to give credit.

2 to sell on credit (commerce).

La tienda fía comestible The store sells food on credit.

3 to place confidence in another, to commit to another, to credit.

¡no te fíes! don't be too sure (about it)!

4 to bail, to sponsor, to lend credit to, to answer for.

El banco fía a los buenos clientes The bank lends credit to good customers

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fiar

Conjugation model [DESVIAR], like {{link=desviar}}desviar

► verbo transitivo

1 (asegurar) to vouch for

■ hará lo que promete, yo lo fío he'll do what he promises, I can vouch for him

2 (vender) to sell on credit

■ el lechero me fía the milkman lets me owe him, the milkman lets me pay him later

3 (confiar) to confide, entrust

■ fió a su nieto toda su fortuna he entrusted his entire fortune to his grandson

► verbo pronominal fiarse

1 (confiarse) to trust (de, -)

■ no me fío de él I don't trust him

■ no te fíes, la apariencias engañan watch out, appearances can be deceptive

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de fiar (persona) trustworthy, reliable 2 (cosa) reliable

'No se fía' "No credit given"

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verb

1) to sell on credit

2) confide

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- fiarse de

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1. VT

1) (Com) (=vender) to sell on credit; LAm (=comprar) to buy on credit

me fió la comida — he let me have the food on tick * o credit

2) frm (=confiar)

le fié mi secreto — I confided my secret to him

2. VI

1) (Com) to give credit

no se fía — [en tienda] no credit given

dejaron de fiarle en la tienda — they wouldn't let her have anything on credit anymore

2)

ser de fiar — to be trustworthy, be reliable

3.

See:

fiarse

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1.

verbo transitivo <mercancías> to sell ... on credit

¿me las fía? — can I owe you for them?

le fiaron las bebidas — they let him have the drinks on credit

2.

fiar vi

a) (dar crédito) to give credit

no se fía — no credit (given)

ya no le fian en la tienda — they won't let him have anything else on credit at the store

b)

ser de fiar — persona (digno de confianza) to be trustworthy; (responsable) to be reliable; mecanismo/motor to be reliable

3.

fiarse v pron

no me fío de lo que dice — I don't believe what he says

fiarse de alguien — to trust somebody

fiarse de que + subj: no me fío de que cumpla su promesa — I don't trust him to keep his promise

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* de fiar = legit.

* fiarse de la palabra de Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* fiarse demasiado = be lulled into a false sense of security.

* que no es de fiar = untrustworthy.

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1.

verbo transitivo <mercancías> to sell ... on credit

¿me las fía? — can I owe you for them?

le fiaron las bebidas — they let him have the drinks on credit

2.

fiar vi

a) (dar crédito) to give credit

no se fía — no credit (given)

ya no le fian en la tienda — they won't let him have anything else on credit at the store

b)

ser de fiar — persona (digno de confianza) to be trustworthy; (responsable) to be reliable; mecanismo/motor to be reliable

3.

fiarse v pron

no me fío de lo que dice — I don't believe what he says

fiarse de alguien — to trust somebody

fiarse de que + subj: no me fío de que cumpla su promesa — I don't trust him to keep his promise

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* de fiar = legit.

* fiarse de la palabra de Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* fiarse demasiado = be lulled into a false sense of security.

* que no es de fiar = untrustworthy.

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fiar [A17 ]

vt

‹mercancías› to sell … on credit

¿me las fía? can I owe you for them?, will you put them on the slate? (BrE colloq)

le fío los envases I won't charge you the deposit on the bottles

¡largo me lo fías/fiáis! (Esp); I'll believe it when I see it!

■ fiar

vi

1 (dar crédito) to give credit

[ S ] en este establecimiento no se fía no credit given, no credit

ya no le fían en la tienda they won't let him have anything else on credit o (BrE colloq) on tick at the store

2

no ser de fiar: esta cerradura no es de fiar this lock is not very secure

no es persona de fiar he's not to be trusted, he's not trustworthy

no es muy de fiar e igual no aparece he's not very reliable so he might not turn up

■ fiarse

v pron

no me fío de lo que dice I don't believe what he says

fiarse DE algn to trust sb

no se fía de nadie he doesn't trust anyone

fiarse DE QUE + SUBJ:

no me fío de que cumpla su promesa I don't trust him to keep his promise, I don't believe he'll keep his promise

fíate de la Virgen y no corras (Esp fam iró); you'd better get your act together (colloq)

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fiar (conjugate fiar) verbo transitivo ‹mercancías› to sell … on credit
verbo intransitivo

a) (dar crédito) to give credit

b)

◊ ser de fiar [persona] (digno de confianza) to be trustworthy;

(responsable) to be reliable;
[mecanismo/motor] to be reliable
fiarse verbo pronominal:

◊ no me fío de lo que dice I don't believe what he says;

fiarse de algn to trust sb
fiar verbo transitivo
1 (vender sin exigir pago inmediato) to sell on credit
2 (respaldar) to guarantee
3 (confiar) to trust
♦ Locuciones: ser de fiar, to be trustworthy

'fiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ir
English:
dodgy
- reliable
- slippery
- trust

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fiar

♦ vt

Com to sell on credit

♦ vi

1. Com to sell on credit;

en la carnicería me fían they let me have credit at the butcher's;

en esta tienda no se fía [en letrero] no credit (given here)

2.

ser de fiar to be trustworthy;

los productos de esta marca son de fiar you can trust this brand;

no te dé reparo contarle el problema a él, que es de fiar you needn't have any qualms about telling him your problem, he's someone you can trust

♦ See also the pronominal verb fiarse

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fiar

I v/i

1 give credit

2

:

ser de fiar be trustworthy

II v/t COM sell on credit

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fiar {85} vt

1) : to sell on credit

2) : to guarantee

♦ See also the reflexive verb fiarse

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fiar vb (vender) to let someone have something on credit

en esta tienda me fían they let me have things on credit in this shop

"no se fía" "no credit given"

ser de fiar to be reliable