Rwanda· informal

confiancer

Meaning

to trust

Elsewhere

faire confiance à quelqu’un

Explanation

Confiance stays a noun in standard French: you say faire confiance à quelqu’un rather than turning it into a verb. Rwanda and Burkina Faso have made the noun do that job directly.

Example

On peut vraiment confiancer ce vendeur, il ne triche jamais.

You can really trust that seller, he never cheats.

Origin

Origin uncertain.

Where

RwandaBurkina Faso

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