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re·li·ance

(rĭ-lī′əns)

1. The act of relying or the state of being reliant: the economy's reliance on imported oil.

2. The faith, confidence, or trust felt by one who relies: The general placed his reliance on the element of surprise. See Synonyms at trust.

3. Archaic One relied on; a mainstay.

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reliance

(rɪˈlaɪəns)

1. dependence, confidence, or trust

2. something or someone upon which one relies

reˈliant adj

reˈliantly adv

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re•li•ance

(rɪˈlaɪ əns)

n.

1. confident or trustful dependence.

2. confidence.

3. something or someone relied on.

[1600–10]

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Noun	1.	reliance - certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" trust certainty - the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"
	2.	reliance - the state of relying on something dependence, dependency, dependance - the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

reliance

noun

1. dependency, dependence, leaning the country's increasing reliance on foreign aid

2. trust, confidence, belief, faith, assurance, credence, credit If you respond immediately, you will guarantee people's reliance on you.

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reliance

noun

Absolute certainty in the trustworthiness of another:

belief, confidence, dependence, faith, trust.

Translations

إعْتِماد، ثِقَه

spoléhání

afhængighed

Vertrauen

dependencia

òaî aî vera háîur/reiîa sig á

fiducia

spoliehanie sa

bağımlılık

依靠

reliance

[rɪˈlaɪəns] N reliance on sth (= trust) → confianza f en algo; (= dependence) → dependencia f de algo
our excessive reliance on him → nuestra excesiva dependencia con respecto de él, el que dependamos tanto de él
you can place no reliance on that → no hay que fiarse de eso, no hay que tener confianza en eso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

reliance

[rɪˈlaɪəns] n

(= dependence) reliance on sth → dépendance f envers qch
society's increasing reliance on technology → la dépendance croissante de la société envers la technologie

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

reliance

n (= trust, confidence) → Vertrauen nt (→ on auf (+acc)); to place reliance on somebody/something → sich auf jdn/etw (acc) → verlassen; his reliance on his memory rather than his notes always gets him into difficulties → er verlässt sich auf sein Gedächtnis statt auf seine Notizen und kommt dadurch immer in Schwierigkeiten

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

reliance

[rɪˈlaɪəns] n reliance (on) → dipendenza (da)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

reliable,

reliance

etc see rely

rely

(rəˈlai) : rely on verb

1. to depend on or need. The people on the island relied on the supplies that were brought from the mainland; I am relying on you to help me.

2. to trust (someone) to do something; to be certain that (something will happen). Can he rely on him to keep a secret?; He can be relied on; That is what will probably happen, but we can't rely on it.

reˈliable (-ˈlai-) adjective

(negative unreliable) able to be trusted. Is he reliable?; Is this information reliable?

reˌliaˈbility noun

reˈliably (-ˈlai-) adverb

from a reliable source; by a reliable person. I am reliably informed that the Prime Minister is going to resign.

reˈliance (-ˈlai-) noun

a country's reliance on aid from other countries; a child's reliance on its mother.

reˈliant adjective

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'My son's tutor is a conscientious gentleman; and if I had not implicit reliance on my son, I should have reliance on him.'

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Yes, there was Lord Decimus Tite Barnacle, who had risen to official heights on the wings of one indignant idea, and that was, My Lords, that I am yet to be told that it behoves a Minister of this free country to set bounds to the philanthropy, to cramp the charity, to fetter the public spirit, to contract the enterprise, to damp the independent self- reliance, of its people.

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Owing to a confident reliance upon other means of determining the vessel's place, some merchantmen, and many whalemen, especially when cruising, wholly neglect to heave the log; though at the same time, and frequently more for form's sake than anything else, regularly putting down upon the customary slate the course steered by the ship, as well as the presumed average rate of progression every hour.

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Emma Jane and Rebecca had a dialogue, and the sense of companionship buoyed up Emma Jane and gave her self- reliance. In fact, Miss Dearborn announced on this particular Friday morning that the exercises promised to be so interesting that she had invited the doctor's wife, the minister's wife, two members of the school committee, and a few mothers.