I'm absolutely certain that he came

tenir quelque chose pour certain — to be certain of something

ils vont gagner, c'est certain! — they're bound to win!

il est certain qu'il n'aurait jamais pu faire ce qu'il a fait sans sa femme — he certainly couldn't have done what he did if it hadn't been for his wife

ils vont à une mort certaine — they're heading for certain death

un homme d'un âge certain — a man of advanced years

un certain nombre d'erreurs — a (certain) number of mistakes

une certaine image de la France — a certain image of France

d'une certaine manière — in a way

un certain M. Grovagnard — a (certain) Mr Grovagnard

un homme d'un certain âge — a man who's no longer young

il avait déjà un certain âge — he was already getting on in years

à certains moments — sometimes, at times

certains d'entre eux — some of them

Ce n'est pas certain. — It's not certain.

Nous allons vers une faillite certaine. — We're heading for certain bankruptcy.

L'Italie possède un avantage certain: ses attaquants. — Italy has one definite advantage: its strikers.

être certain de — to be certain of, to be sure of

être certain que — to be certain that, to be sure that

Je suis certain que je l'ai remis en place. — I'm certain that I put it back., I'm sure that I put it back.

sûr et certain — absolutely certain

un certain Bertrand — a certain Bertrand

dans une certaine mesure — to a certain extent, to some extent

d'un certain âge — of a certain age

un certain temps — quite some time, some time

J'ai mis un certain temps à comprendre ce qu'elle disait. — It took me quite some time to understand what she was saying., It took me some time to understand what she was saying.

d'une certaine manière — in a way

Il règne une certaine confusion. — There is some confusion.

Certaines personnes n'aiment pas la crème. — Some people don't like cream.

Certaines fois, il n'y avait personne. — Sometimes there was nobody there.

certaines — some

los nacionalistas lograron mayoría absoluta — the nationalists got an absolute majority

lo absoluto — the absolute

tengo la absoluta certeza de que vino — I'm absolutely certain that he came

guardaron el más absoluto silencio — they remained absolutely silent

nunca lo supe con certeza absoluta — I never knew for sure

viven en la miseria más absoluta — they live in the most abject poverty

existe compenetración absoluta entre los dos — there is a perfect understanding between them, they understand each other perfectly

en absoluto — not at all

no dijo nada en absoluto — he said absolutely nothing (at all)

no es en absoluto extraño — it is by no means odd

en la ruina más absoluta — utterly destitute

tengo la absoluta certeza — I am absolutely convinced

en absoluto — (loc adv)

¿te gustó? - en absoluto — did you like it? - no, not at all

no lo consentiré en absoluto — there is absolutely no way I will agree to it

es un caso en absoluto aislado — it is by no means an isolated case

en la ruina más absoluta — utterly destitute

tengo la absoluta certeza — I am absolutely convinced

en absoluto — (loc adv)

¿te gustó? - en absoluto — did you like it? - no, not at all

no lo consentiré en absoluto — there is absolutely no way I will agree to it

es un caso en absoluto aislado — it is by no means an isolated case

consta que... — it is a fact that...

me consta que... — I have evidence that...

no consta en el catálogo — it isn't listed in the catalogue

y para que así conste... — and for the record...

hacer constar — to put on record

que consten los hechos — let's put the record straight

que conste: que conste que no estoy de acuerdo — for the record, I disagree

conste que yo no lo aprobé — let it be clearly understood that I did not approve

que conste que lo hice por ti — believe me, I did it for your own good

constar de — to consist of, be composed of

en el certificado no consta su edad — the certificate doesn't state her age

y para que así conste... — and for the record...

(que) conste que yo no fui — it certainly wasn't me

(que) conste que yo se lo advertí — I did warn her, you know

yo nunca dije eso, que conste — just to set the record straight, I never actually said that; (+ me/te/le etc)

me consta que... — I am sure that...

hacer constar algo — ( manifestar) to state something; ( por escrito) to register something, to put something on record

hizo que constara en acta su oposición — he asked for his opposition to be recorded in the minutes

constar de algo — to consist of something

consta de tres volúmenes — it's in three volumes

en el certificado no consta su edad — the certificate doesn't state her age

y para que así conste... — and for the record...

(que) conste que yo no fui — it certainly wasn't me

(que) conste que yo se lo advertí — I did warn her, you know

yo nunca dije eso, que conste — just to set the record straight, I never actually said that; (+ me/te/le etc)

me consta que... — I am sure that...

hacer constar algo — ( manifestar) to state something; ( por escrito) to register something, to put something on record

hizo que constara en acta su oposición — he asked for his opposition to be recorded in the minutes

constar de algo — to consist of something

consta de tres volúmenes — it's in three volumes

prends un verre sur la table — take a glass from the table

appliquer la lotion sur vos cheveux — apply the lotion to your hair

la clé est sur la porte — the key is in the door

passer la main sur une étoffe — to run one's hand over a fabric

sur 150 hectares — over an area of 150 hectares

une table d'un mètre sur deux — a table that measures one metre by two

se diriger sur Valence — to head for Valence

une voiture déboucha sur la droite — a car pulled out on the right

écrire sur du papier — to write on paper

elle est sur la photo — she's in the photograph

dessiner sur le sable — to draw in the sand

être sur une affaire — to be involved in a business deal

une semaine sur trois — one week in three

un mardi sur deux — every other Tuesday

faire proposition sur proposition — to make one offer after another

ils se sont quittés sur ces mots — with these words, they parted

sur le moment — at the time

sur ce, je vous laisse — with that, I must leave you

Pose-le sur la table. — Put it on the table.

Pour finir, versez le coulis de fruits rouges sur le gâteau. — And to finish it, pour the coulis of red berries over the cake.

Ils ont construit un nouveau pont sur le Rhône. — They have built a new bridge over the Rhone.

sur soi; Je n'ai pas d'argent sur moi. — I haven't got any money on me.

en allant sur Paris — going towards Paris

sur votre droite — on your right, to your right

Vous verrez l'hôpital sur votre droite. — You'll see the hospital on your right., You'll see the hospital to your right.

un livre sur Balzac — a book on Balzac, a book about Balzac

une conférence sur l'art roman — a lecture on Romanesque art, a lecture about Romanesque art

Sur 20, 2 sont venus. — Two out of twenty came.

un sur 10 (statistiques) — one in 10, ÉDUCATION one out of 10

J'ai eu quatorze sur vingt en maths. — I got 14 out of 20 in maths.

une semaine sur deux — every other week, one week in two

une semaine sur trois — every third week, one week in three

4 m sur 2 — 4 m by 2

sur les dix heures — around ten o'clock

sur sa recommandation — on his recommendation

sur son invitation — at his invitation

avoir accident sur accident — to have one accident after another

sur ce — whereupon

Sur ce, il partit sans dire un mot. — Whereupon he left without uttering a word.

Sur ce, il faut que je vous quitte. — And now I must leave you.

tanto... quanto... — (quantità) as much... as..., (numero) as many... as...

credevo ce ne fosse tanto — I thought there was (such) a lot, I thought there was plenty

tanti credono sia semplice farlo — many people believe it is easy to do

(altrettanto) tanto quanto — as much as

(con valore indeterminato) riceve un tanto al mese — he receives so much a month

della somma che ho a disposizione tanto andrà per il vitto, tanto per l'alloggio — of the money I've got so much will go on food and so much on accommodation

nell'anno millecinquecento e tanti — in the year fifteen hundred and something

(fraseologia) me ne ha dette tante! — he gave me a real mouthful!

non lavorare tanto! — don't work so hard!

perché piangeva tanto? — why was she crying so (much)?

stanno tanto bene insieme! — they go so well together!

(nei comparativi) tanto... quanto... — as... as...

starai via tanto? — will you be away (for) long?

non stare fuori tanto — don't stay out for long

(con valore moltiplicativo) due volte tanto — twice as much

tanto più insisti tanto più non mollerà — the more you insist the more stubborn he'll be

lo farò, tanto non mi costa niente — I'll do it, after all it won't cost me anything

fanne a meno, tanto a me non importa — do without then, I don't care

tanto è inutile — in any case it's useless

- e volte — many times

- i anni fa — many years ago

non ho -i soldi — I don't have much money

c'è ancora tanto tempo — there's still plenty of time

tanto tempo fa — a long time ago

fare -a strada — to go a long way

- e grazie! — thank you very much!

- i saluti — best regards

ho -a fame, paura — I'm very hungry, scared

la tua visita mi ha fatto tanto piacere — your visit really pleased me

c'era (così) tanto traffico che sono arrivato in ritardo — there was so much traffic (that) I arrived late

non ho tanto denaro quanto te — I haven't got as much money as you (have)

ogni -i anni — every so many years

-e teste, -e opinioni — there are as many opinions as there are people

ho tanto da fare — I've got a lot of things to do

ha ancora tanto da imparare — he still has a lot to learn

non ci vuole tanto a capirlo — it doesn't take much understanding

10.000 euro sono -i — 10,000 euros is a lot of money

- i dei luoghi che abbiamo visitato — many of the places we visited

- i (di loro) sono pensionati — many (of them) are pensioners

siamo in -i — there are many of us

è tanto così più alto di te — he's this much taller than you

è tanto che aspetti? — have you been waiting long?

non ci metterò tanto — I won't be long

è da tanto che non ci vediamo — it's been so long since we last met

non c'è tanto da qui alla stazione — it's not very far from here to the station

è già tanto se non ci sbatte fuori — we'll be lucky if he doesn't throw us out

è già tanto che sia venuta — it's already saying a lot that she came

aggiungi tanto brodo quanto basta per coprire la carne — add enough broth to cover the meat

lo dico non tanto per me quanto per te — I'm not saying it for my benefit but for yours

prenderà la sufficienza, a dir tanto — he'll get a pass, if he's lucky

a dir tanto ci vorranno ancora due ore — it will take another two hours at the outmost

l'Austria non mi attira tanto — Austria doesn't really appeal me

perché te la prendi tanto? — why do you care so much?

senza pensarci tanto — without thinking so much about it

sto tanto bene qui — I feel so good in here

tanto lontano da qui — so far away from here

tanto rapidamente — very quickly

così tanto — so much

tanto amato, chiacchierato — much-loved, much-talked about

tanto atteso — long awaited, longed-for

si crede tanto furbo — he thinks he's so smart

una cosa tanto bella — such a beautiful thing

è davvero tanto importante? — does it really matter?

è tanto più alta di lui — she's much taller than him

ogni tanto di tanto in tanto from time to time, every now and again; vedere qcn. di tanto in tanto — to see sb. occasionally o on and off

due, tre volte tanto — twice, three times as much

cento volte tanto — a hundredfold

è tanto bello quanto interessante — it's as beautiful as interesting

l'ho spiegato tanto a lei quanto a lui — I explained it both to her and to him

ha mangiato tanto da sentirsi male — he ate so much that he felt sick

essere tanto fortunato da fare — to be lucky enough to do

quanto più si invecchia, tanto più si diventa saggi — the older you grow, the wiser you get

tanto più lo conosco, tanto meno lo capisco — the more I know him, the less I understand him

non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato — I've never seen him, much less spoken to him

nessuno può andarsene, tanto meno lui — nobody can leave, least of all him

tanto per cambiare — for a change

tanto per cominciare — to begin with, for a start

tanto per parlare o per dire just to say something; tanto per sapere, l'hai fatto veramente? — just for the record, did you really do it?

tanto vale dire che... — you might just as well say that

essere pagato un tanto a pagina, al mese — to be paid so much a page, a month

un tanto alla o per volta — so much at the time

mi guardò con tanto d'occhi — he stared wide-eyed at me

prendilo pure, tanto non mi serve — take it, I don't need it

tanto è lo stesso — it makes no difference

è inutile, tanto non sta a sentire! — it's no use, he won't listen!

tanto peggio! — (so) much the worse! too bad!

tanto meglio (così) — (so) much the better

tanto meglio per te — good for you

tanto di guadagnato — all the better

non lo credevo capace di tanto — I didn't think he would go that far

non sono mai arrivato a tanto — I've never done such things

tanto (mi) basta! — it's enough (for me)!

né tanto né poco — not at all

quel tanto che basta per... — enough to...

se tanto mi dà tanto... — if this is the result..., if that's what I get...

non farla tanto lunga! — don't act it out!

tanto più che... — all the more so because

aparecen en la piel unos puntos rojos — red spots appear on the skin

línea de puntos — dotted line

punto de luz — light

les contó con puntos y comas lo que había pasado — she told them what had happened down to the last detail

le puso los puntos sobre las íes — she corrected him, she drew attention to his inaccuracies

y punto —

¡lo digo yo y punto! — I'm telling you so and that's that!

poner punto final a la discusión — to put an end to the argument, draw a line under the argument

punto y coma — semicolon

con ocho puntos a favor y tres en contra — with eight points for and three against

los dos están empatados a puntos — the two of them are level on points

perdieron por tres puntos — they lost by three points

completó la ronda con cero puntos — she had a clear round

no quiero extenderme sobre ese punto — I don't wish to elaborate on that point

los puntos en el orden del día son... — the items on the agenda are...

contestar punto por punto — to answer point by point

punto capital — crucial point

puntos a tratar — matters to be discussed

puntos de consulta — terms of reference

falda de punto — knitted skirt

chaqueta de punto — cardigan

punto del derecho — plain knitting

punto del revés — purl

punto de media — plain knitting

me tuvieron que dar cinco puntos — I had to have five stitches

me van a quitar los puntos — I am having my stitches out

tengo un punto de costado — I've got a stitch, I've got a pain in my side

punto de cruz — cross stitch

punto de sutura — stitch

punto cardinal — cardinal point

los cuatro puntos cardinales — the four points of the compass

punto clave — key point

el punto clave de su razonamiento — the key point of her argument

punto crítico — critical point

punto culminante — high point

llegar a su punto culminante — to reach its climax

punto de calor — heat source

punto de congelación — freezing point

punto de contacto — point of contact

punto de control — checkpoint

punto de ebullición — boiling-point

punto de encuentro — meeting point

punto de fuga — vanishing point

punto de fusión — melting-point

punto de inflamación — flashpoint

punto de información — information centre

estar en el punto de mira de algn —

su comportamiento está en el punto de mira de la prensa — his behaviour has come under scrutiny in the press

el fraude fiscal está en el punto de mira de Hacienda — the Treasury has targeted tax evasion

Tokio está en el punto de mira de sus misiles — their missiles are pointing towards Tokyo

punto de inflexión — turning point

punto de no retorno — point of no return

punto de partida — starting point

punto de penalti — penalty spot

punto de referencia — point of reference

punto de taxis — taxi stand, cab rank

punto de venta — point of sale

terminales punto de venta — point of sale terminals

está presente en 3.000 puntos de venta — it's available at 3,000 outlets

punto de vista — point of view, viewpoint

él lo mira desde otro punto de vista — he sees it differently, he looks at it from another point of view

punto flaco — weak point, weak spot

las negociaciones están en un punto muerto — the negotiations are deadlocked, the talks have reached a stalemate

está a punto — it's ready

con sus cámaras a punto para disparar — with their cameras at the ready

llegar a punto — to come just at the right moment

poner un motor a punto — to tune an engine

poner el azúcar a punto de caramelo — to caramelize the sugar

estar a punto de hacer algo — to be on the point of doing sth, be about to do sth

estábamos a punto de salir cuando llamaste — we were about to go out when you phoned

estuve a punto de llamarte — I almost called you

estaba a punto de llorar — he was on the verge of tears

estuve a punto de perder el tren — I very nearly missed the train

llegó en punto — he arrived right on time

el arroz está en su punto — the rice is just right

pongamos las cosas en su punto — let's be absolutely clear about this

hasta tal punto que... — to such an extent that...

la tensión había llegado hasta tal punto que... — the tension had reached such a pitch that...

si me da el punto, voy — if I feel like it, I'll go

si le da el punto es capaz de cualquier cosa — if he gets it into his head he can do anything

darse dos puntos en el cinturón — to let one's belt out a couple of holes

punto de parada — break-point

punto de referencia — benchmark

a punto fijo — exactly, for certain

en ese punto de la conversación — at that point in the conversation

busca un local en un punto céntrico — he's looking for premises somewhere central

hasta cierto punto tiene razón — she's right, up to a point

hasta tal punto que... — so much so that...