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trusted

[/ˈtrʌstɪd/]
adjective/verb (past participle)
confiável, confiado
1. (adjective) worthy of trust or confidence; reliable
She is a trusted advisor to the president.
Ela é uma assessora de confiança do presidente.
2. (verb) past tense and past participle of trust; believed in the reliability of
I trusted him with my secrets.
Confiei meus segredos a ele.
3. (adjective) having received or deserved confidence
He became a trusted member of the team.
Ele se tornou um membro de confiança da equipe.
NYC Slang
solid, legit (as in 'that's a trusted source')
Synonyms
reliabledependablefaithfulloyalcrediblereputable
Antonyms
untrustworthyunreliablesuspiciousdeceitfuldubious

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
confiável, de confiança
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
de confiança, confiável
everyday spoken usage
São Paulo
confiável, confiável
formal and informal contexts
Portugal
de confiança, fiável
fiável more common in Portugal

Related Idioms & Phrases

a trusted ally
in trusted hands
earn someone's trust
break someone's trust
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