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fiar

Pronunciation: /ˈfjaɾ/

“fiar” is a Spanish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to guarantee
  2. to sell on credit; to give credit; to put on the slate
  3. to entrust
  4. to confide
  5. (+ de) to trust

In Spanish

  1. Asegurar el cumplimiento de una promesa, responsabilidad o deuda.
  2. Vender un producto sin recibir el pago en el momento, posponiéndose al estar comprometida su ejecución.
  3. Encargar la custodia de un bien o un comunicado a una persona.
  4. Dar firmeza o estabilidad a algo con columnas, clavos, etc.
  5. Tener confianza en alguien.
  6. Tener esperanza firme en algo positivo.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fiar, from Vulgar Latin *fīdāre, from Latin fīdere with a change in conjugation.

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