Confidente (en. Confidante)

/kɔ̃fidɑ̃t/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

One who listens to confidences.

She is my confidante, I tell her everything.

Elle est ma confidente, je lui confie tout.

A woman in whom one can trust to keep a secret.

My mother has always been my confidante.

Ma mère a toujours été ma confidente.

An intimate friend with whom one shares deep feelings.

I need my confidante to talk about my problems.

J'ai besoin de ma confidente pour parler de mes problèmes.

From the Latin 'confidere' which means 'to trust'.

To be someone’s confidante

To be the person to whom someone confides secrets.

Être la confidente de quelqu'un

To have a confidante

To have someone you trust to share your thoughts with.

Avoir une confidente

To confide in one’s confidante

To share one's concerns or secrets with one's confidante.

Se confier à sa confidente

confidence

Feeling of security in confiding to someone.

confidence

to confide

To give personal information to someone you trust.

confier

secret

Information that you wish remains unknown to others.

secret

BFF (Best Friend Forever) in the context of a confidante.

She is my BFF, my confidante for life.

Elle est ma BFF, ma confidente pour la vie.

Crush, referring to a very close friend who listens.

I found a true crush who is my confidante.

J'ai trouvé une vraie coup de cœur qui est ma confidente.