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plural - certainties; noun1) (something which cannot be doubted: It's a certainty that he will win.) certeza, seguridad2) (freedom from doubt: Is there any certainty of success?) certezacertainty n seguridad / certezatr['sɜːtəntɪ]noun (pl certainties)1 (state of being certain) certeza, seguridad nombre femenino2 (certain thing) cosa segura\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's a certainty that... es seguro que..., no cabe duda que...n.• certeza s.f.• certidumbre s.f.• seguridad s.f.• seguro s.m.'sɜːrtṇti, 'sɜːtṇtia) u c (belief, conviction) certeza f, seguridad fb) c ( certain event)defeat is now a certainty — la derrota es algo seguro or es cosa segura
['sɜːtǝntɪ]NI can't say with any certainty that this will happen — no puedo decir con ninguna certeza or seguridad que esto vaya a suceder
2) (=sure fact)faced with the certainty of disaster — ante la seguridad or lo inevitable del desastre
we know for a certainty that... — sabemos a ciencia cierta que...
there are no certainties in modern Europe — en la Europa moderna no hay nada seguro, pocas cosas son seguras en la Europa moderna
there is no certainty that they will be alive — no existe la seguridad or la certeza de que vayan a estar vivos
* * *['sɜːrtṇti, 'sɜːtṇti]a) u c (belief, conviction) certeza f, seguridad fb) c ( certain event)defeat is now a certainty — la derrota es algo seguro or es cosa segura
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