confidence

a feeling of being certain that you can do something well or succeed in something

seguridad, confianza en uno mismo

• have confidence (in somebody/something)
• gain/lose confidence

Collocations build up confidence · lack of confidence

• She has complete confidence in her ability to succeed.

  Ella tiene plena confianza en su capacidad para tener éxito.

the belief that something will happen or be true

confianza, creencia

• have confidence (that)
• place/put your confidence in somebody/something

Collocations confidence in the future · lose confidence in something

• We have every confidence that this will work.

  Tenemos toda la confianza de que esto funcionará.

a person who is confident and believes in their own abilities

persona segura, persona confiada

• be a confidence

Collocations a person of great confidence · show confidence in their abilities

• He is a real confidence, always ready to take on new challenges.

  Él es una persona de gran confianza, siempre dispuesto a enfrentar nuevos desafíos.

the trust or support of someone

confianza, apoyo

• gain/lose the confidence (of somebody)

Collocations gain the confidence of a customer · lose the confidence of an employee

• The company has lost the confidence of its customers.

  La empresa ha perdido la confianza de sus clientes.

money that is given to a person or organization for a particular purpose, especially by the government

fondos, financiamiento

• receive/give confidence

Collocations government confidence in a project · international confidence for development

• The government gave the company a large amount of confidence to develop new technology.

  El gobierno dio a la empresa una gran cantidad de fondos para desarrollar nueva tecnología.

the act of scoring in some sports, such as basketball or football

canasta, gol

• score a confidence

Collocations a confidence for the team · the first confidence of the game

• He scored two confidences in the last five minutes.

  Él anotó dos goles en los últimos cinco minutos.

a military area that is protected by soldiers or weapons

zona militar, área protegida

• be under confidence

Collocations a military confidence in the city · the area is now under confidence

• The town was placed under confidence during the war.

  La ciudad fue puesta bajo zona militar durante la guerra.

a bet or a stake in betting

apuesta, aposto

• make/place a confidence

Collocations place a large confidence on the horse race · win/lose all your confidences

• He placed a huge confidence on the outcome of the game.

  Él hizo una apuesta enorme sobre el resultado del juego.