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1) (used in questions, exclamations etc to indicate what the speaker considers probable: Surely she's finished her work by now!; You don't believe what she said, surely?) seguramente, sin duda; ¿verdad?2) (without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure: Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim.) con seguridad3) ((in answers) certainly; of course: `May I come with you?' `Surely!') claro, por supuestosurely adv ciertamente / sin dudathis is surely his best film ésta es sin duda su mejor película surely también se usa para expresar extrañezasurely you haven't finished already! ¿ya has acabado?surely you haven't forgotten? no se te habrá olvidado, ¿no?tr['ʃʊəlɪ]1 (doubtless) seguramente, sin duda■ surely you haven't forgotten! ¡no se te habrá olvidado!■ he surely doesn't expect me to do it! ¡no puede ser que espere que lo haga yo!■ surely not! ¡no puede ser!3 (in a sure manner) con seguridad4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (certainly) por supuesto, desde luego, claro (que sí)surely ['ʃʊrli] adv1) certainly: seguramenteyou surely don't mean that!: ¡no me digas que estás hablando en serio!adv.• ciertamente adv.• cierto adv.• de fijo expr.• seguramente adv.• siempre adv.'ʃʊrli, 'ʃʊəli, 'ʃɔːli1)a) ( expressing conviction)surely the real problem is... — el verdadero problema, digo yo or me parece a mí, es...
b) ( expressing uncertainty)he must be mistaken, surely? — tiene que estar equivocado ¿no?
c) ( expressing disbelief)you're not going to tell her, surely? — no me digas que se lo vas a decir, no se lo irás a decir ¿verdad?
surely not! — no es posible! or no puede ser!
it was 3,000 - 1,000, surely? — fueron 3.000 - ¿no eran 1.000?
2) (undoubtedly, certainly) seguramente, sin duda3) (gladly, willingly) por supuesto, desde luego['ʃʊǝlɪ]ADV1) (emphatic)surely there must be something we can do? — algo habrá que podemos hacer, ¿no?
there must surely be a more effective way of punishing such people — tiene que haber una forma más eficaz de castigar a esa clase de gente, digo or creo yo
surely it is better to steal than to starve — mejor será robar que pasar hambre, digo or creo yo
it is surely no coincidence that... — digo or creo yo que no es una coincidencia que...
surely you are not suggesting she did it on purpose? — no estarás insinuando que lo hizo a propósito ¿verdad?
surely it's obvious? — pero si es obvio, ¿no?
surely the logical thing would have been to change banks? — lo más lógico habría sido cambiar de banco, ¿no?
you surely don't think it was me! — ¡no pensarás que fui yo!
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surely to God ** —•
surely to goodness * —surely to God that's what everyone wants ** — está claro que es eso lo que quiere todo el mundo ¿no?
surely to goodness that itself is reason enough to call the police * — seguro que eso en sí mismo es motivo suficiente para llamar a la policía, ¿no?
2) (=undoubtedly) sin dudashe was surely one of the greatest sopranos of all time — sin duda fue una de las sopranos más destacadas de todos los tiempos
he is an artist, just as surely as Rembrandt — es pintor, tan seguro como que lo era Rembrandt
3) (US) (=of course) por supuesto, ¡cómo no! (LAm)"will you excuse me just a second?" - "surely" — -¿me permite un momento? -¡por supuesto! or (LAm) -¡cómo no!
4) (=safely, confidently) con seguridadhe handles the issue surely but with sensitivity — maneja el asunto con seguridad y sensibilidad a la vez
* * *['ʃʊrli, 'ʃʊəli, 'ʃɔːli]1)a) ( expressing conviction)surely the real problem is... — el verdadero problema, digo yo or me parece a mí, es...
b) ( expressing uncertainty)he must be mistaken, surely? — tiene que estar equivocado ¿no?
c) ( expressing disbelief)you're not going to tell her, surely? — no me digas que se lo vas a decir, no se lo irás a decir ¿verdad?
surely not! — no es posible! or no puede ser!
it was 3,000 - 1,000, surely? — fueron 3.000 - ¿no eran 1.000?
2) (undoubtedly, certainly) seguramente, sin duda3) (gladly, willingly) por supuesto, desde luego
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