Vokabahn

Verb

zutrauen

to think [with dative ‘someone’] capable

B1 rank #8,596

Meanings

Verb
  1. to think [with dative ‘someone’] capable
  2. not to put it past [with dative ‘someone’] to do
  3. to have (a specified degree of) confidence

In a sentence

Geld unterschlagen? Ich würde es ihr zutrauen.

Embezzle money? I wouldn't put it past her.

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Forms

zutrauen · traut zu · traute zu · hat zugetraut

zutrauen is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #8,596 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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