Faire confiance (à) = To trust (French Expressions with faire)

How to express trust in French:

Look at these sentences expressing trust in French:

Je fais confiance à mes amis.I trust my friends.

Sarah ne faisait pas confiance à Thomas.Sarah didn't use to trust Thomas.

Nous ne faisons pas confiance à cet homme.We don't trust this man.
 

Note that to express trust in French, you use the expression faire confiance à (literally: to make trust to).

Note also that when using this expression with object pronouns me/te/lui/nous/vous/leur (I trust you, him, them...), you place the pronoun before faire.

Je lui fais complètement confiance.I trust him/her completely.

Tu ne devrais pas leur faire confiance.You shouldn't trust them.

Je te fais confiance.I trust you.

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Sarah ne faisait pas confiance à Thomas.Sarah didn't use to trust Thomas.
Tu ne devrais pas leur faire confiance.You shouldn't trust them.
Je te fais confiance.I trust you.
Nous ne faisons pas confiance à cet homme.We don't trust this man.
Je lui fais complètement confiance.I trust him/her completely.
Je fais confiance à mes amis.I trust my friends.
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