jdn. ins Vertrauen ziehen

to take someone into one's confidence

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Not jdn. ins Vertrauen nehmen

English says to take, so nehmen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Vertrauen goes with ziehen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

Vertrauen n.

Verb

ziehen

Topic

Recht und Politik

In a sentence

Der Anwalt zieht seinen Mandanten ins Vertrauen, bevor er handelt.

How it is used

Means 'to take someone into one's confidence'. Formal/idiomatic. Use when sharing a secret at work: 'Er zog mich ins Vertrauen, bevor er kündigte.' Implies a serious, private disclosure.

Other verbs that go with Vertrauen

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Vertrauen haben zu+Dat.to have trust in someone
• Vertrauen schaffento build/create trust
• Vertrauen aufbauento build trust
• jdm. Vertrauen schenkento give/entrust someone with one's trust
• jds. Vertrauen gewinnento gain/win someone's trust
• jds. Vertrauen enttäuschento betray/disappoint someone's trust
• jds. Vertrauen verlierento lose someone's trust
• Vertrauen fassen zu+Dat.to gain/develop trust in someone

All collocations with Vertrauen

Other collocations built on ziehen

• sich aus der Affäre ziehento extricate oneself from a tricky situation
• etw. in Betracht ziehento take something into consideration
• Bilanz ziehento take stock
• in Erwägung ziehento consider
• ins Feld ziehento march into battle
• vor Gericht ziehento decide to sue someone
• ein Gesicht ziehento pull a face
• einen Gewinn ziehen aus+Dat.to derive a profit/benefit from something