OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 31961

reliance

/ɹɪˈlaɪ.əns/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
confianza
The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.
Your reliance on his expertise may be misplaced.
[…] his days and times are past And my reliances on his fracted [i.e. broken] dates Have smit my credit:
dependencia
The condition of being reliant or dependent.
The industry is working to phase out its reliance on fossil fuels.
[…] he contended that habitual reliance on engine power causes a pilot to lose his ability to make a forced landing “deadstick” if necessary.
dependiente
A person or thing which relies on another.
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