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Is there are word in the English language to refer to the act of making confidences / confiding secrets?

I'm looking for a noun.

I consulted the Fourth Edition of the American Heritage dictionary of the English Language, and the word "confidence" used in this sense, seems refers to the information (which is confided), not to the act itself.


Please help. I'm trying to translate a couple of paragraphs from a book written in Spanish, to post in a forum.
This is the sentence I'm trying to translate: "el vino lo impulsa a la CONFIDENCIA".

*seems to refer...

The Spanish word "confidencia" is a noun which means "the practice of confiding in others".

But can I really say?: "He was drawn into CONFIDING by the wine".

Is "CONFIDING" acceptable as a noun?

MAYA: Thanks for reading my question. I thought about it! But I said: "Wine pushed him into intimacy?" wouldn't I be saying alcohol made him amorous?

MAYA: Thanks for reading my question. I thought about it! But I said: "Wine pushed him into intimacy?" wouldn't I be saying alcohol made him amorous?

MAYA: Thanks for reading my question. I thought about it! But I said: "Wine pushed him into intimacy?" wouldn't I be saying alcohol made him amorous?

MAYA: Thanks for reading my question. I thought about it! But I said: "Wine pushed him into intimacy?" wouldn't I be saying alcohol made him amorous?

Answer 1

This fits Latin well - In vino veritas = truth in wine.

In English, I think you need the phrasal verb 'to confide in'. There's no single word to convey your thought.

Answer 2

I think the problem is you're looking for a noun, but you're talking about a doing word, a verb.

In a confidential manner? confidentially?

Answer 3

wine leads to intimacy (could be).and good luck Maybe if you can give us a little more of the context we could help more.