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confidant

/ˈkɒnfɪdænt/

/ˈkɑnfɪdænt/

Translations

confidantnoun

confidants

/ˈkɒnfɪdænt/

/ˈkɑnfɪdænt/

confidentPersonne de confiance à qui l’on confie des secrets ; usage courant et littéraire.

She considered her sister her closest confidant, sharing all her hopes and fears with her.

Elle considérait sa sœur comme son confident le plus proche et lui confiait tous ses espoirs et ses peurs.

Additional translations

confidenteAu féminin.

Synonyms

trusted friend

confidantnoun

A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.

She considered her sister her closest confidant, sharing all her hopes and fears with her.

In literature and drama, a character to whom the protagonist reveals private thoughts, thereby conveying them to the audience or reader.

Shakespeare often uses a confidant to let heroes voice their inner dilemmas.