Vertraute

confidant

noun fer-TROW-te Rare

Origin: from vertrauen 'to trust'

Also means

confidante

Usage Note

Vertraute is a nominalized adjective for a trusted intimate: die Vertraute, der Vertraute. Its endings vary with the article: meine Vertraute, ein Vertrauter. It derives from vertrauen, to trust.

Examples

"Sie war über Jahre seine engste Vertraute."

Natural Translation

For years she was his closest confidante.

Literal Translation

She was over years his closest confidante.

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