fío in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fío in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.fiar VB trans

fiar mercancías:

fiar

to sell … on credit

¿me las fía?

can I owe you for them?

¿me las fía?

will you put them on the slate? Brit inf

le fío los envases

I won't charge you the deposit on the bottles

¡largo me lo fías/fiáis! Spain

I'll believe it when I see it!

II.fiar VB intr

1. fiar (dar crédito):

fiar

to give credit

“en este establecimiento no se fía”

“no credit given”

“en este establecimiento no se fía”

no credit

ya no le fían en la tienda

they won't let him have anything else on credit at the store

ya no le fían en la tienda

they won't let him have anything else on tick at the store Brit inf

Phrases:

(no ser de fiar) esta cerradura no es de fiar

this lock is not very secure

no es persona de fiar

he's not to be trusted

no es persona de fiar

he's not trustworthy

no es muy de fiar e igual no aparece

he's not very reliable so he might not turn up

III.fiarse VB vpr

no me fío de lo que dice

I don't believe what he says

fiarse de alg.

to trust sb

no se fía de nadie

he doesn't trust anyone

(fiarse de que + subj) no me fío de que cumpla su promesa

I don't trust him to keep his promise

(fiarse de que + subj) no me fío de que cumpla su promesa

I don't believe he'll keep his promise

fíate de la Virgen y no corras prov Spain inf, iron

you'd better get your act together inf

Translations for fío in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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on the cuff Am, he let me have the beer on the cuff

me fió la cerveza

straight shooter

persona f de fiar

he's legit

es de fiar

she's totally untrustworthy

no es de fiar en absoluto

a broken reed liter

una persona poco de fiar

slippery

que no es de fiar

he's a dodgy character

no es un tipo de fiar inf

he can't be trusted

no es de fiar

I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him

no me fío un pelo de él inf

I don't trust them to do as they're told

no me fío de que vayan a obedecer

my memory's none too reliable these days

últimamente mi memoria no es muy de fiar

fío in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fío in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.fiar VB intr 1. pres fío

1. fiar (al vender):

fiar

to give credit

en esa tienda no fían

that shop does not give credit

2. fiar (confiar):

fiar

to trust

es de fiar

he/she is trustworthy

II.fiar VB trans

1. fiar (garantizar):

fiar

to stand surety [or bail] for

2. fiar (dar crédito):

fiar

to sell on credit

3. fiar (confiar):

fiar

to entrust

III.fiar VB refl

fiarse de algo/alguien

to trust sth/sb

no te fíes de lo que dice

don't trust what he/she says

Translations for fío in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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unsound

de no fiar

to be unsound on sth

no ser de fiar en algo

slippery person

que no es de fiar

safe

de fiar

fío Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

es de fiar

he/she is trustworthy

no ser de fiar en algo

to be unsound on sth