Meaning
trust, faith
- confidence
In a sentence
Ho piena fiducia in te.
I have complete trust in you.
Hai fiducia nel tuo nuovo capo?
Do you trust your new boss?
È difficile riconquistare la fiducia persa.
It is hard to win back lost trust.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fiducia | feminine · singular |
| fiducie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use avere fiducia in qualcuno for trusting a person; fidarsi di qualcuno is the verb form and is often more common in speech.
- Use confidence in yourself as fiducia in se stessi, not confidenza, which usually means familiarity or a secret shared privately.
- In shops, a negozio di fiducia means your regular trusted shop; this everyday use is very common in Italian.