 | English  | German |  |
 | decisive {adj} [able to decide something quickly and with confidence] | 3125 entscheidungsfreudig |  |
 | sublime {adj} [impertinence, confidence] | 447 unglaublich |  |
 | timidly {adj} [lacking courage and self-confidence] | 5 verzagt [geh.] |  |
Verbs |
 | to despond [archaic] [lose confidence] | 231 verzagen [geh.] [die Zuversicht oder das Selbstvertrauen verlieren] |  |
 | to erode sth. [fig.] [deteriorate] [e.g. relationship, confidence, power, beliefs] | 103 etw. untergraben [z. B. Beziehungen, Vertrauen, Macht, Überzeugungen] |  |
 | to erode sth. [fig.] [undermine] [e.g. relationship, confidence, power, beliefs] | 47 etw. beschädigen [z. B. Beziehungen, Vertrauen, Macht, Überzeugungen] |  |
 | to rebuild [fig.] [confidence etc.] | wieder herstellen |  |
Nouns |
 | poise [self-confidence] | 518 Selbstsicherheit {f} |  |
 | con [coll.] [short for: confidence trick / game] [swindle] | 417 Schwindel {m} [ugs.] [Betrug] |  |
 | assurance [self-confidence] | 146 Vertrauen {n} [in die eigenen Fähigkeiten, Selbstvertrauen] |  |
 | poise [self-confidence] | 110 Selbstvertrauen {n} |  |
 | trust [confidence] | 67 Zuversicht {f} |  |
 | assurance [statement intended to inspire confidence] | 36 Zuspruch {m} [geh.] [Aufmunterung, (Worte der) Ermutigung] |  |
 | bottle [Br.] [coll.] [confidence] | 16 Zuversicht {f} |  |
 | games sports gamesmanship [way of increasing one's chances of success against an opponent by making him lose confidence] | 16 [Versuch, durch Verunsicherung des Gegners zu gewinnen, ohne gegen die Regeln zu verstoßen] |  |
 | bottle [Br.] [coll.] [confidence] | 6 Selbstvertrauen {n} |  |
 | security [blind confidence] | 5 Vertrauensseligkeit {f} |  |
2 Words |
 | sb. bristles with sth. [confidence etc.] | jd. strotzt vor etw.Dat. [Selbstbewusstsein etc.] |  |
 | to repose sth. in sb. [confidence, trust] | etw. in jdn. setzen [Vertrauen etc.] |  |
 | to swear by sb./sth. [coll.] [place great confidence in] | auf jdn./etw. schwören [überzeugt sein von] |  |
 | lack of sth. [e.g. lack of self-confidence] | mangelndes etw. {n} [z. B. mangelndes Selbstvertrauen] |  |
 | Internet law Spanish prisoner [coll.] [confidence trick, advance-fee fraud] | Vorschussbetrug {m} [per Mail, Fax, Briefpost] |  |
3 Words |
 | idiom to chip away at sth. [e. g. self-confidence] | an etw.Dat. kratzen [z. B. Selbstvertrauen] |  |
 | (friendly) hug scammer [esp. Br.] [rare] [a sort of confidence trickster, using a distraction scam] | Antänzer {m} [bes. fachsprachlich] [Trickdieb] |  |
5+ Words |
 | pol. constructive vote of no confidence [also: constructive vote of no-confidence] | konstruktives Misstrauensvotum {n} |  |