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1 incertitude
incertitude [ɛ̃sεʀtityd]feminine noun* * *ɛ̃sɛʀtitydnom féminin uncertainty* * *ɛ̃sɛʀtityd nf* * *incertitude nf1 (d'avenir, de résultat, témoignage, prévision) uncertainty; période d'incertitude period of uncertainty; incertitude économique economic uncertainty; les incertitudes d'une situation the uncertainties of a situation;2 ( de personne) uncertainty; laisser qn à ses incertitudes to keep sb guessing; être/vivre dans l'incertitude to be/live in a state of uncertainty; mon incertitude est totale I'm completely in the dark; vivre dans l'incertitude du lendemain to live from day to day; être dans l'incertitude sur ce que l'on doit faire not to be sure what to do.[ɛ̃sɛrtityd] nom féminin1. [doute, précarité] uncertaintynous sommes dans l'incertitude we're uncertain, we're not sureI'm not sure whether it'll work (or not). Je ne suis pas sûr que ça va marcherI'm not at all sure (that) I want to go. Je ne suis pas sûr du tout d'avoir envie d'y allerIt's still not sure whether the contract will be signed. Il y a encore une incertitude sur la signature du contratHe doesn't know whether she's coming (or not). Il ne sait pas si elle vient ou pasI'm still in two minds about going. Je ne sais toujours pas si je vais y allerNothing has been decided yet. Rien n'est encore sûrI doubt (that) he'll pass. Je doute qu'il réussisseWho knows why she did it? Va savoir pourquoi elle l'a faitIt's anyone's guess when they'll get here. Dieu seul sait quand ils arriveront -
2 assuré
assuré, e [asyʀe]1. adjectivea. ( = certain) certain ; [situation, fortune] assuredb. ( = sûr de soi) [air, démarche] confident ; [voix, main, pas] steady• mal assuré [voix] shaky2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
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75% des voix leur sont assurées — they are sure of 75% of the vote
2) ( protégé) insured
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1) [démarche, air] confident; [main] steadydit-il d'une voix assurée or d'un ton assuré — he said confidently
mal assuré — [pas, main] unsteady; [geste, ton] nervous; [voix] unsteady, trembling
2) [échec, réussite] certain; [situation, succès] assured
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nom masculin, féminin insured partyPhrasal Verbs:* * *asyʀe assuré, -e1. adj1) (victoire, réussite) certain, sure2) (démarche, voix) assured, confident3)4) ASSURANCES insured2. nm/fassuré social — person covered by National Insurance Grande-Bretagne person covered by Social Security USA
* * *A pp ⇒ assurer.B pp adj1 ( sûr) [personne] sure, certain; être assuré de qch/de trouver qch to be sure ou certain of sth/of finding sth; assuré qu'il était de ne jamais les revoir since he was sure ou certain he would never see them again; elle se dit assurée du succès de l'entreprise she says she is sure ou certain that the venture will succeed; se sentir mal assuré de l'avenir to feel uncertain of the future; tenir qch pour assuré to take sth as certain, to be certain ou confident of sth; 75% des voix leur sont assurées they are sure of 75% of the vote; soyez assuré de ma reconnaissance I am very grateful to you;2 Assur [personne, marchandise] insured; la personne assurée the insured party; non assuré uninsured.C adj1 ( plein d'assurance) [démarche, air] confident; [main] steady; dit-il d'une voix assurée or d'un ton assuré he said confidently; mal assuré [pas, main] unsteady; [geste, ton] nervous; [voix] unsteady, trembling; sa démarche est encore mal assurée he's/she's still rather unsteady on his/her legs;2 ( garanti) [échec, réussite] certain; [situation, succès] assured; il a son avenir assuré dans l'entreprise his future in the firm is assured; avoir la subsistance assurée to have a secure livelihood; leur statut professionnel est mal assuré their professional status is rather shaky; maintenant que sa collaboration nous est assurée now that we are sure of his/her cooperation; opération dont la réussite est assurée operation which is sure to succeed, sure-fire operation.D nm,f Assur insured party.assuré social Prot Soc social insurance contributor.d'une voix mal assurée quaveringly, in an unsteady voice————————, assurée [asyre] nom masculin, nom fémininassuré social ≃ contributor to the National Insurance scheme (UK), ≃ contributor to Social Security (US)
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