trust

confiance

Conviction qu’une personne est honnête, fiable et qu’elle vous traitera bien.

En anglais simple : The belief that someone is honest, reliable, and will treat you well.

• I have trust in you.
• She lost his trust after lying.
• Their friendship grew through years of trust.

Comment l'utiliser : trust in someone/something (Her trust in her friends helped her through difficult times.)

Synonymes : confidence, faith

Contraires : distrust, mistrust

Expressions courantes : trust in someone, earn trust, lose trust, trust in something

fiducie

Arrangement juridique par lequel une personne gère de l’argent ou des biens pour une autre.

En anglais simple : A legal arrangement in which someone manages money or property for another person.

• Her money is held in a trust.
• They set up a trust for their children.
• The trustees manage the property in the trust.

Comment l'utiliser : in trust for someone (The property is held in trust for her children.)

Expressions courantes : trust fund, family trust, set up a trust

trust

Ensemble d’entreprises dirigées conjointement pour vendre certains biens ou services dans leur intérêt commun.

En anglais simple : A group of businesses controlled together to sell particular goods or services for their shared benefit.

• The trust controlled several oil companies.
• Small producers struggled against the powerful trust.
• The government investigated trusts that limited competition.

Expressions courantes : oil trust, industrial trust, business trust

faire confiance, se fier

Croire qu’une personne est honnête ou qu’une chose fonctionnera bien.

En anglais simple : To believe that someone is honest or that something will work well.

• I trust my sister.
• We trusted him to keep our secret.
• Can you trust this information?

Comment l'utiliser : trust someone to do something (I trust you to finish the job.); trust someone with something (She trusts me with her money.)

Synonymes : rely on, believe

Contraires : distrust, mistrust

Expressions courantes : trust someone, trust someone completely, trust something, trust your instincts

avoir foi, se fier

Croire qu’une personne ou une chose continuera à vous aider ou à vous soutenir.

En anglais simple : To believe that someone or something will continue to help or support you.

• She trusts in God.
• They trusted in their friends for support.
• In difficult times, he trusts in a higher power.

Comment l'utiliser : trust in someone/something (He trusts in God to guide him.)

Synonymes : have faith in, rely on

Expressions courantes : trust in god, trust in someone, trust in something