confide

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de confier à quelqu'un des informations personnelles ou secrètes, en lui faisant confiance pour qu'il ne les divulgue pas.

A verb used to indicate the act of sharing private or secret information with someone, trusting them not to reveal it.

1. Share a secretB2formal

   To tell someone a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it.

   se confier

   • She confided her fears to her best friend.
   • He confided that he was planning to resign.
   • I confided in my sister about the problem.

   Synonymesadmitconfessdisclosedivulgeimpartrevealtellunbosomunburden

2. Entrust responsibilityB2formal

   To give someone a responsibility or task, trusting them to handle it.

   Confier une responsabilité

   • The manager confided the project to his most trusted employee.
   • She confided the care of her pet to a neighbor.
   • He confided the secret documents to the safe.

   Synonymesassignchargecommitdelegateentrust