confiara en

trusted; would trust

→ confiar

phrase Rare #45,049

trusted; would trust An imperfect subjunctive form of confiar en, meaning “to trust.” It is typically used with a third-person singular subject, such as él, ella, usted, or a named person, and may express a past-dependent action, a wish, or a hypothetical situation.

SP: Ojalá Tom confiara en mí.

EN: I wish Tom trusted me.

Ojalá Tom confiara en mí.

I wish Tom trusted me.

Le dije a Minegishi que no confiara en él.

I told Minegishi not to trust him.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Tom le dijo a Mary que no confiara en John.

Tom told Mary not to trust John.

No porque no confiara en ti.

Not because I didn't trust you.

— RRR (2022)