Confiant (en. Confident)

/kɔ̃f.jɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

One who shows self-confidence.

He is always confident during his presentations.

Il est toujours confiant lors de ses présentations.

One who has confidence in someone or something.

She is confident in her team's abilities.

Elle est confiante dans les capacités de son équipe.

One who inspires confidence.

She is a confident and reassuring person.

C'est une personne confiante et rassurante.

From the Latin 'confidentem', present participle of 'confidere', meaning 'to have confidence'.

to be as confident as a rooster

To be very sure of oneself.

être confiant comme un coq

self-confident

To have great confidence in one's own abilities.

confiant en soi

to have confidence

To be sure that something will happen positively.

avoir confiance

confidence

A state of mind that leads to believing in the success of something.

confiance

confidential

Pertaining to confidentiality.

confidentiel

confidence

The state of someone who has confidence.

confidence

To be self-assured to the point of being perceived as arrogant.

This guy is so confident that he borders on arrogance.

Ce gars est tellement confiant qu'il frôle l'arrogance.

To have one's 'head held high'

She always walks into the room with her head held high, very confident.

Elle entre toujours dans la salle avec la tête haute, très confiante.