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sure [ʃʊə(r)](a) (convinced, positive) sûr, certain;∎ are you sure of the facts? êtes-vous sûr ou certain des faits?;∎ I'm not sure you're right je ne suis pas sûr ou certain que vous ayez raison;∎ I'm not sure when they're coming/what he wants je ne sais pas au juste quand ils doivent venir/ce qu'il veut;∎ I'm sure of it j'en suis sûr ou certain;∎ I can't be sure, but I think it was 2 o'clock je n'en suis pas tout à fait sûr, mais je pense qu'il était 2 heures;∎ are you quite sure he hasn't left yet? êtes-vous bien sûr qu'il n'est pas encore parti?;∎ he's not sure whether he's going to come or not il n'est pas sûr de venir;∎ she isn't sure of or about her feelings for him elle n'est pas sûre de ses sentiments pour lui;∎ you seem convinced, but I'm not so sure tu sembles convaincu, mais moi j'ai des doutes;∎ I wouldn't be so sure about that! ça, ça m'étonnerait!;∎ he'll win, I'm sure il gagnera, j'en suis sûr;∎ I'm sure I've been here before je suis sûr d'être déjà venu ici;∎ she's sure she didn't receive your letter elle est sûre de ne pas avoir reçu ta lettre;∎ what makes you so sure?, how can you be so sure? qu'est-ce qui te fait dire ça?;∎ I don't know, I'm sure ma foi, je ne sais pas(b) (confident, assured) sûr;∎ is he someone we can be sure of? est-ce quelqu'un de sûr?;∎ you can be sure of good service in this restaurant dans ce restaurant, vous êtes sûr d'être bien servi;∎ to be sure of oneself être sûr de soi, avoir confiance en soi(c) (definite, certain) sûr, certain;∎ one thing is sure, he won't be back in a hurry! une chose est sûre ou certaine, il ne va pas revenir de sitôt!;∎ we're sure to meet again nous nous reverrons sûrement;∎ she's sure to be here soon elle va sûrement arriver bientôt;∎ they're sure to get caught ils vont sûrement se faire prendre;∎ the play is sure to be a success la pièce va certainement avoir du succès;∎ it's a sure thing c'est dans la poche;∎ be sure to be on time tomorrow il faut que vous soyez à l'heure demain;∎ be sure to go to bed early il faut que tu te couches tôt;∎ be sure not to lose it, be sure that you don't lose it prenez garde de ne pas le perdre;∎ we made sure that no one was listening nous nous sommes assurés ou nous avons vérifié que personne n'écoutait;∎ I'll just go and make sure je vais vérifier;∎ it is his job to make sure that everyone is satisfied c'est lui qui veille à ce que tout le monde soit satisfait;∎ make sure you don't lose your ticket prends garde à ne pas perdre ton billet;∎ make sure you've turned off the gas vérifie que tu as éteint le gaz(d) (firm, steady) sûr;∎ with a sure hand d'une main sûre;∎ figurative a sure grasp of the subject des connaissances solides en la matière∎ there is only one sure way of doing it il n'y a qu'un moyen sûr de le faire;∎ work is a sure remedy for boredom le travail est un remède sûr contre l'ennui;∎ insomnia is a sure sign of depression l'insomnie est un signe incontestable de dépression;∎ it's a sure bet he'll be late il y a tout à parier qu'il sera en retard2 adverb∎ can I borrow your car? - sure (you can)! (est-ce que) je peux emprunter ta voiture? - bien sûr (que oui)!∎ he sure is ugly il est drôlement laid;∎ she sure can cook! elle cuisine drôlement bien!;∎ it sure was difficult c'était vraiment ou bien difficile;∎ are you hungry? - I sure am! as-tu faim? - plutôt! ou et comment!;∎ I sure as hell do object! et comment que je proteste!∎ (as) sure as aussi sûr que;∎ as sure as my name is Jones aussi sûr que je m'appelle Jones;∎ as sure as I'm standing here (today), as sure as fate, as sure as eggs are or familiar is eggs aussi sûr que deux et deux font quatre∎ sure, he's a terrible liar c'est un grand menteur□ ;∎ sure, he doesn't know anything il n'y connaît rien□∎ sure! de rien!□, il n'y a pas de quoi!□∎ I'll give it to you tomorrow for sure je te le donnerai demain sans faute;∎ one thing is for sure, I'm not staying here! une chose est sûre, je ne reste pas ici!;∎ she won't come, that's for sure elle ne viendra pas, c'est certain;∎ I think he's single but I can't say for sure je crois qu'il est célibataire, mais je ne peux pas l'affirmereffectivement, en effet;∎ she said she'd ring and sure enough she did elle a dit qu'elle appellerait, et c'est ce qu'elle a fait;∎ no, it's whisky sure enough non, c'est bien du whisky∎ to be sure, his offer is well-intentioned certes, son offre est bien intentionnée
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