“Faith” (fe) you may know, the context being religion.
There are other uses: examine what follows.
- A mortal can have faith in (…fe en) a person. This is similar to trust or confidence (confianza). For example, some people have faith in Mr. Sanchez, the Spanish Prime Minister. Note the collocation: faith in.
- Mortals voted for Mr. Sanchez in good faith (…de buena fe):
- There is a phrase: a leap of faith. Voting for Mr. Sanchez required a leap of faith
- (… requirió fe ciega). “To leap” also means saltar.
- Mr. Sanchez has acted in bad faith (…ha actuado de mala fe).
- People have faith in Caixa bank (…tiene la fe en…)
In whom (con quien…) do you have faith)? Or are you faithless (infidente)?
