confier

Definitions of confier
  1. verb
    put into the care or protection of someone
    synonyms: charger
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    faire passer, passer, remettre
    place into the hands or custody of
  2. verb
    transmit (knowledge or skills)
    synonyms: communiquer, donner, faire connaître, faire savoir
    laisser, laisser en héritage, laisser pour héritage, léguer
    leave or give by will after one's death
    donner
    convey or reveal information
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    communiquer, faire connaître, faire savoir
    make known; pass on, of information
    remercier
    express gratitude or show appreciation to
    dire à demi-mot, insinuer, sous-entendre
    drop a hint; intimate by a hint
    dire
    communicate or express nonverbally
    transmettre
    convey by one's expression
    exprimer, montrer
    give expression to
    avoir l'intention de, vouloir dire
    mean or intend to express or convey
    type of:
    dire, faire savoir
    let something be known
  3. verb
    give over to another for care or safekeeping
    synonyms: remettre
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    types:
    engager, mettre en gage
    leave as a guarantee in return for money
    type of:
    remettre
    confer a trust upon
  4. verb
    reveal in private; tell confidentially
    synonyms: dire confidentiellement
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    types:
    décharger, soulager
    relieve oneself of troubling information
    type of:
    déclarer, faire savoir
    make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
  5. verb
    confer a trust upon
    synonyms: remettre
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    types:
    remettre
    give over to another for care or safekeeping
    engager, mettre en gage
    leave as a guarantee in return for money
    type of:
    faire passer, passer, remettre
    place into the hands or custody of
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