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  • 81confidence — /kon fi deuhns/, n. 1. full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed. 2. belief in oneself and one s powers or abilities; self confidence; self… …

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  • 82confidence trick — noun a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property • Syn: ↑bunco, ↑bunco game, ↑bunko, ↑bunko game, ↑con, ↑confidence game, ↑con game, ↑gyp, ↑hustle, ↑ …

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  • 83CONFIDENCE — n. f. Communication d’un secret. Faire une confidence, des confidences à quelqu’un. Un échange de confidences. Recevoir des confidences. Nous fûmes obligés de le mettre dans notre confidence. Il était dans la confidence. Faire confidence de… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 84confidence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. assurance, certainty, positiveness; spirit, boldness, self reliance; communication; privacy, secret; faith, trust. See belief, courage, hope. Ant.,doubt, uncertainty. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Faith] …

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  • 85Confidence — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Cinéma Confidence, film américain de D.W. Griffith sorti en 1909. Confidence, film américain de Harry A. Pollard sorti en 1922 ; Confidence, film… …

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  • 86Confidence Man — The term Confidence Man may refer to: Confidence Man (Lost), television series episode The Confidence Man, novel by Herman Melville Confidence Man (album), by Matt Pryor Confidence man, practitioner of confidence tricks See also The Confessions… …

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  • 87confidence — n. 1 firm trust (have confidence in his ability). 2 a a feeling of reliance or certainty. b a sense of self reliance; boldness. 3 a something told confidentially. b the telling of private matters with mutual trust. Phrases and idioms: confidence… …

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  • 88Confidence Man (disambiguation) — A confidence man, also known as a con man or a con artist, is someone who takes advantage of someone else usually for financial gain using what is known as a confidence trick.Confidence man may also be: * Confidence Man (Lost), an episode of the… …

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  • 89confidence — con•fi•dence [[t]ˈkɒn fɪ dəns[/t]] n. 1) belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing; trust; reliance 2) belief in oneself and one s powers or abilities; self confidence 3) certitude; assurance: to speak with… …

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  • 90confidence — /ˈkɒnfədəns / (say konfuhduhns) noun 1. full trust; belief in the trustworthiness or reliability of a person or thing: *I am grateful for your advice and your confidence in my writing. –amy witting, 1999. 2. self reliance, assurance, or boldness …