confidenza

familiarity

noun kohn-fee-DEN-tsah Rare

Origin: From Latin confidentia (trust, assurance).

Also means

intimacy

Usage Note

Confidenza is a significant false friend: it does NOT mean 'confidence' (self-assurance), which is fiducia or sicurezza. It means close familiarity or intimacy with a person: prendere confidenza con qualcuno (to become familiar with someone). Fare una confidenza means 'to share a secret or confidence' with someone. The adjective confidenziale means 'confidential'.

Examples

"Con il tempo ho preso confidenza con il nuovo lavoro."

Natural Translation

Over time I became familiar with the new job.

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