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certain, infallible, safe, secure, sure, unerring* * *adj( forvisset) sure,( helt sikker, F) positive ( på at that);( utvivlsom) sure ( fx sign, method), certain ( fx knowledge; it is certain that he is not coming; so much is certain: he is not coming; victory seemed certain),( stærkere, F) positive ( fx proof);( sikret, i sikkerhed, som kan holde el. bære) safe ( fx my money is safe; at last we are safe; keep it in a safe place; a safe investment; is the ice safe?);( med henblik på fremtiden, tryg) secure ( fx future, job; at last we can feel secure; a secure investment; is your money secure there?);( pålidelig) safe ( fx driver), reliable ( fx source),F unerring ( fx instinct, judgment, taste);(som ikke ryster el. vakler) steady ( fx hand, supporter);( dygtig) competent;( selvsikker) (self-)confident, self-assured,(ofte let neds) sure of oneself,(neds) cocksure;[ have et sikkert blik for] have an unerring eye for;[ for at være på den sikre side] to be on the safe side;(dvs vil sikkert vinde) he is a sure winner, he is sure to win,T he is a dead cert;(dvs har vundet sikkert) he is a clear winner;[ det er både sikkert og vist] that is absolutely certain;(se også forvaring, I. kilde, overbevisning);[ med præp:][ sikker for (el. imod)] safe from, secure from;( stærkere) immune from (el. against) ( fx attack, persecution);[ være sikker i noget] be well up in something, master something;[ sikker i sin sag] sure of what one is saying, certain that one is right;( stole på en) rely (el. depend) on somebody;(dvs sejrssikker) be sure (, stærkere: confident) that one will win(el. of winning);[ jeg er sikker på at] I am sure (el. certain el. confident) that ( fx he will come);( lidt mere usikkert) I dare say that ( fx he will come);[ stå tidligt op for at være sikker på at komme til tiden] get up early to be sure (el. certain) of getting there in time;[ jeg er ikke sikker på at] I am not sure (el. certain) that;[ det er jeg nu ikke så sikker på] I don't know about that;[ det skal du nu ikke være så sikker på] don't be too sure;[ jeg er ikke sikker på om] I am not sure (el. certain) if (el. whether);[ sikker på benene] steady on one's legs;[ være sikker på hånden] have a steady hand;[ sikker på sig selv] sure of oneself, self-confident. -
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avoid, dodge, escape, evade, get out of, miss, shun, sidestep, steer clear of* * *vb avoid ( fx somebody, a misunderstanding, an accident, his glance; doing something, being seen),( stærkere, F) shun ( fx somebody; being seen);( slippe fra, slippe for) escape ( fx danger, death; being run over, being infected with something);( ved behændighed, F) evade ( fx a danger, one's pursuers),( ved en hurtig bevægelse) dodge ( fx a blow, an approaching car, a snowball);( afværge) prevent,F avert ( fx a strike; by his courage he averted a catastrophe);(neds: unddrage sig) evade,T dodge ( fx military service);[ jeg kunne ikke undgå at] I could not help -ing ( fx hearing what you said; noticing it);[ det kan ikke undgå at, det kan ikke undgås at det vil] it is certain (el.bound) to ( fx annoy him; have serious consequences);[ ikke hvis jeg kan undgå det] not if I can help it;[ med sb:][ undgå éns opmærksomhed] escape somebody's attention, escape somebody;[ ingen undgår sin skæbne] there is no striving against fate;(se også II. nød).
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