accorder sa confiance à
/a.kɔʁ.de sa kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s a/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- accorde sa confiance à
- past
- a accordé sa confiance à
- perfect
- accordé sa confiance à
Meaning
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to place one's trust in
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Le public accorde sa confiance à ce nouveau maire.
The public places its trust in this new mayor.
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Les actionnaires ont accordé leur confiance au nouveau directeur dès sa première présentation. Les résultats leur ont donné raison.
The shareholders placed their trust in the new director from his first presentation. The results proved them right.
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Similar words
"accorder sa confiance à" and "faire confiance" are close synonyms for "to trust," largely interchangeable.
Practice
1 What does accorder sa confiance à mean?
to place one's trust in
2 Fill the gap: Le public accorde sa ___ à ce nouveau maire.
Full sentence: Le public accorde sa confiance à ce nouveau maire. (The public places its trust in this new mayor.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches accorder sa confiance à?
accorder sa confiance à: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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