Zuversicht

confidence

noun TSOO-fer-zikht Rare

Also means

optimistic trust

Usage Note

Zuversicht is confident hope, a trusting optimism about the future, distinct from mere Hoffnung (hope) by its settled certainty. The adjective is zuversichtlich (confident). Uncountable. Often paired with verbs of facing the future: mit Zuversicht blicken.

Examples

"Trotz aller Rückschläge bewahrte sie ihre Zuversicht."

Natural Translation

Despite all setbacks she kept her confidence.

Literal Translation

Despite all setbacks kept she her confidence.

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