faire confiance au processus
The English phrase "trust the process" is translated into French as faire confiance au processus.
This expression is used to encourage someone to be patient and believe that a plan will eventually lead to success.
Which one should you use?
The phrase can change depending on who you are addressing. Use the imperative Fais confiance au processus for an informal tone, or Faites confiance au processus when addressing a group or using a formal tone. Additionally, Ayez confiance dans le processus is a formal variation.
How does it change in a sentence?
While faire confiance au processus is the infinitive form, you should use the imperative when giving direct advice or a command to one person. Use fais confiance au processus for a single person in an informal context, and faites confiance au processus when addressing a group of people or using a formal tone.
Did you know?
- The word confiance is a 'doublet' of the French word fiancé, as both words evolved from the same Latin root meaning trust or faith.
- While English speakers 'give' or 'place' their trust, French speakers 'make' it. To express the idea, you use the verb faire, meaning 'to make', resulting in the literal construction 'to make trust'.
- If you want to imply a deep, spiritual, or internal faith in the process rather than just a functional trust, you can switch the preposition from au to dans. This changes the nuance from trusting a method to having faith 'in' the process.
Examples in context
- Ayez confiance dans le processus, nous avons une équipe compétente pour gérer cela.Trust the process, we have a competent team to handle this.
- Fais confiance au processus, tu vas surmonter cette épreuve.Trust the process, you will overcome this challenge.
- Il faut faire confiance au processus pour réussir.You have to trust the process to succeed.
- Pour l'instant, il faut simplement faire confiance au processus.For now, you just have to trust the process.
