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1 certainty
plural - certainties; noun1) (something which cannot be doubted: It's a certainty that he will win.) certitude2) (freedom from doubt: Is there any certainty of success?) certitude -
2 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) incertain2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) incertain, indécis3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) douteux4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) louche -
3 undoubted
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4 unquestionable
(that cannot be doubted; completely certain: unquestionable proof.) incontestablement- unquestioning -
5 adequacy
adequacy ['ædɪkwəsɪ](a) (of amount, payment, sum) fait m d'être suffisant(b) (of person) compétence f, compétences fpl, capacité f, capacités fpl; (of description, expression) justesse f;∎ they doubted her adequacy as a mother ils doutaient de ses capacités de mère -
6 doubt
doubt [daʊt]1 noun(a) (uncertainty → about fact) doute m, incertitude f;∎ there is now considerable doubt about the convictions on a maintenant de sérieux doutes au sujet des condamnations;∎ beyond all reasonable doubt à n'en pas douter, sans le moindre doute;∎ to raise doubts in sb's mind soulever des doutes dans l'esprit de qn;∎ the whole thing raised doubts about his abilities toute cette affaire a mis ses capacités en question;∎ to cast doubt on sth mettre en doute ou jeter le doute sur qch;∎ the report casts doubt on the police evidence les auteurs du rapport émettent des doutes sur les preuves fournies par la police;∎ her honesty is in doubt or open to doubt (generally) on a des doutes sur son honnêteté, son honnêteté est sujette à caution; (this time) son honnêteté est mise en doute;∎ we are in no doubt as to his competence nous n'avons aucun doute sur ses compétences;∎ the future of the company is in some doubt l'avenir de l'entreprise est incertain;∎ if or when in doubt s'il y a un doute, en cas de doute;∎ when in doubt, do nothing dans le doute, abstiens-toi;∎ there is some doubt as to whether they paid on n'est pas certain qu'ils aient payé;∎ there is no doubt about it cela ne fait pas de doute;∎ there's no doubt (but) that it will be a difficult journey il n'y a pas de doute que le voyage sera pénible;∎ no doubt sans doute;∎ he'll no doubt be late il sera sûrement en retard;∎ there is room for doubt il est permis de douter;∎ without (any) doubt sans aucun ou le moindre doute(b) (feeling of distrust) doute m;∎ I have my doubts about him j'ai des doutes sur lui ou à son sujet;∎ she has her doubts (about) whether it's true elle doute que cela soit vrai;∎ I have no doubt or doubts about it je n'en doute pas∎ I doubt (whether) she'll be there je doute qu'elle soit là;∎ she'll be there - I don't doubt it elle sera là - je n'en doute pas ou j'en suis certain;∎ I doubt it j'en doute;∎ I never once doubted that they would succeed je n'ai pas douté une seule fois qu'ils réussiraient;∎ I doubt if it makes him happy je doute que cela le rende heureux(b) (distrust) douter de;∎ there was no doubting their sincerity on ne pouvait pas mettre en doute leur sincérité;∎ she began to doubt the evidence of her own eyes elle n'en croyait pas ses yeux(have doubts) douter, avoir des doutes -
7 honesty
honesty ['ɒnɪstɪ]1 noun∎ proverb honesty is the best policy = l'honnêteté paie toujours(b) (incorruptibility) intégrité f;∎ we have never doubted his honesty nous n'avons jamais douté de son intégrité(c) (upright conduct) droiture f;∎ a man of irreproachable honesty un homme d'une droiture irréprochable(d) (sincerity) sincérité f, franchise f;∎ the honesty of his intentions is self-evident la sincérité de ses intentions est évidenteen toute sincérité►► honesty box = boîte où les usagers d'un service sont invités à déposer une somme d'argent en l'absence d'un préposé à l'encaissement
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