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1 ♦ certain
♦ certain /ˈsɜ:tn/A a.1 certo; sicuro: Are you certain about it?, ne sei certo?; I'm certain that…, sono sicuro che…; You can be certain that…, puoi star sicuro che…2 certo; sicuro; indubbio; garantito: One thing is certain: he won't resign, una cosa è certa: lui non darà le dimissioni; to make certain, accertarsi; assicurarsi (che qc. sia fatto); to make certain of st., accertarsi di qc.; to my certain knowledge, lo dico con sicurezza; lo so per certo; He's certain to arrive tomorrow, è cosa certa che arriverà domani; Nothing could be more certain to fail, farà fiasco di sicuro; il suo insuccesso è garantito NOTA D'USO: - sure to / sure that-3 certo; indefinito; indeterminato: a certain amount of money, una certa quantità di denaro; certain people, certe persone; certa gente; a certain Mr Smith, un certo Mr Smith; to a certain extent, fino a un certo puntoB pron.alcuni, alcune; taluni, talune: Certain of the partners don't agree, alcuni dei soci non sono d'accordo● for certain, senz'altro; di sicuro; senza fallo (lett.).
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