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  • 1 CERTAINTY

    Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > CERTAINTY

  • 2 care for

    تَعَهَّدَ (بِـ)‏ \ care for: to look after: Who will care for these fatherless children?. commit onself (to): to promise or say that one will do sth.. guarantee: to promise; say with certainty; say that sth. will satisfy: I guarantee that you’ll be pleased. This watch is guaranteed (to work correctly) for two years. look after: to take care of: He looks after his old parents. mind: to attend to; look after (a baby, animals, a machine, sth. that is left in one’s care for a short time, etc.): His wife minds the shop while he has a meal. nurse: to look after (sb.), as a nurse does: She nursed her sick husband. take care of: to look after: I’ll take care of your children while you’re away. undertake: to agree to do: If you undertake a job, you must do it properly, to promise He undertook to sell my car for me. vow: promise solemnly. \ See Also عُنِيَ، تولى (تَوَلَّى)، التزم (اِلْتَزَمَ)، كفل (كَفِلَ)، سَهِرَ على

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  • 3 certezza

    f certainty
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    certezza s.f. certitude; certainty: sapere con certezza, to know for certain (o for a certainty): lo so con certezza, I know it for sure; scommettere con certezza, to bet on a certainty; sono poche le certezze nella vita, there are few things that are certain in life; non avere certezze, to be without certainties // (dir.) certezza del diritto, certainty of law.
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    [tʃer'tettsa]
    sostantivo femminile certainty

    sapere con certezza che — to know for certain o for a certainty that

    avere la certezza che — to be certain o confident that

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    certezza
    /t∫er'tettsa/
    sostantivo f.
    certainty; sapere con certezza che to know for certain o for a certainty that; avere la certezza che to be certain o confident that.

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  • 4 certitude

    certitude [sεʀtityd]
    feminine noun
    • avoir la certitude de qch/de faire to be certain or sure of sth/of doing
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    sɛʀtityd
    1) ( caractère indubitable) certainty

    seule certitude, il est parti à midi — all we know for certain is that he left at noon

    2) ( conviction) conviction
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    sɛʀtityd
    1. nf

    c'est une certitude — it's certain, it's a certainty

    seule certitude,... — all we know for certain,...

    2. certitudes nfpl
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    1 gén, Philos ( caractère indubitable) certainty; c'est maintenant une certitude it's now a certainty; on sait avec certitude que we know for certain that; seule certitude, il est parti à midi all we know for certain is that he left at noon;
    2 ( conviction) conviction; rien ne peut ébranler ses certitudes nothing can shake his/her convictions; avoir la certitude que to be certain that; avoir la certitude de faire to be certain of doing.
    [sɛrtityd] nom féminin
    certainty, certitude (soutenu)
    je sais avec certitude que... I know for a certainty that...
    I'm sure it'll work. Je suis sûr que ça va marcher
    I'm absolutely certain it was him. Je suis sûr et certain que c'était lui
    He's definitely the man I saw. C'est lui que j'ai vu, j'en suis sûr
    There's no doubt about it, she's the guilty one. Aucun doute, c'est elle la coupable
    I know for a fact that he couldn't have done it. Je sais pertinemment que ça ne peut pas être lui
    There's no way she could have known. Elle ne pouvait absolument pas le savoir
    I'm convinced he was lying. Je suis convaincu qu'il mentait
    Take it from me, he's the right man for the job. Fais-moi confiance, c'est l'homme qu'il nous/vous faut
    Believe (you) me, it won't be easy. Ça ne va pas être facile, crois-moi
    I bet he changes his mind! Je parie qu'il va changer d'avis !

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > certitude

  • 5 certus

    certus, a, um [orig. P. a. from cerno; hence], adj., determined, resolved, fixed, settled, purposed: non dubius.
    I.
    (Acc. to cerno, II. D.) Certum est (mihi), it is determined, it is my ( thy, his, etc.) decision, resolution, will, I am resolved, I mean, etc. (mostly ante-class.; most freq. in Plaut.); with inf.: quorum virtuti belli Fortuna pepercit, Eorundem me libertati parcere certum est, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38 (Ann. v. 206 Vahl.):

    certum'st hominem eludere,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 109:

    tibi credere,

    id. Aul. 4, 9, 7; cf. id. Capt. 3, 1, 32; id. Curc. 2, 1, 1; id. Cas. 2, 4, 15; id. Cist. 3, 1, 16; id. Ep. 5, 1, 57; id. Bacch. 5, 2, 37; id. Most. 1, 3, 80; id. Men. 5, 6, 12; id. Mil. 2, 3, 32; id. Merc. 3, 1, 7; id. Ps. 1, 5, 138; id. Poen. 5, 5, 25; id. Pers. 2, 2, 39; id. Rud. 3, 3, 22; id. Stich. 5, 4, 2; id. Trin. 2, 1, 34; id. Truc. 2, 6, 68; Ter. And. 2, 1, 11; id. Eun. 1, 2, 108: certum est deliberatumque, quae ad causam pertinere arbitror, omnia dicere, Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 31:

    certum atque decretum est non dare signum,

    Liv. 2, 45, 13:

    certum est igni circumdare muros,

    Verg. A. 9, 153.—Certum'st mihi with inf., Plaut. As. 1, 3, 94; 3, 3, 23; id. Cas. 1, 1, 3; id. Mil. 3, 1, 154; id. Ps. 4, 8, 2; Cic. de Or. 2, 33, 144; Liv. 35, 46, 13; Ov. M. 9, 53 al.—Without inf., esp. parenthet., with expression of purpose by a fut. tense:

    certum est, malam rem potius quaeram cum lucro,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 6, 15:

    certum est, jam dicam patri,

    id. Bacch. 3, 1, 15:

    certum est, ibo ad medicum,

    id. Merc. 2, 4, 4: An. Certumn' est tibi? Ly. Certum, id. Poen. 2, 48; cf. id. Stich. 4, 2, 33.—With pron. or subst.: Ar. Certumne'st tibi istuc? He. Non moriri certius, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 74;

    so further with istuc,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 20; Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 30:

    mihi autem abjurare certius est quam dependere,

    Cic. Att. 1, 8, 3:

    ad eum senem oppugnare certum est consilium,

    Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 60:

    quae nunc sunt certa ei consilia, etc.,

    Ter. And. 2, 3, 16:

    certa res hanc est objurgare,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 73; so id. Merc. 5, 2, 16; id. Mil. 2, 4, 45; Ter. And. 2, 2, 31; Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 16.—
    b.
    (From the time of the Aug. poets.) Transf. to the person who is determined upon something, determined, resolved, bent.
    (α).
    With inf.:

    certa mori,

    Verg. A. 4, 564 (cf. id. ib. 4, 475:

    decrevitque mori): certi non cedere,

    Ov. M. 9, 43:

    certa sequi,

    Val. Fl. 5, 47.—
    (β).
    With gen. (cf. Ramsh. Gr. p. 323; Zumpt, Gr. § 437, n. 1;

    A. and S. § 213, R. 1): certus eundi,

    Verg. A. 4, 554; Ov. M. 11, 440:

    desciscendi,

    Tac. H. 4, 14:

    relinquendae vitae,

    id. A. 4, 34:

    necis,

    Sil. 6, 27:

    fugae,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 16, 12:

    destinationis,

    Tac. A. 12, 32:

    sceleris,

    id. ib. 12, 66:

    consilii,

    id. H. 2, 46.—
    (γ).
    With an:

    nec sat certa an cederet armis,

    Sil. 9, 480.—
    II.
    An epithet of all those objects whose existence or reality is fixed, determined (hence in connection with definitus, Quint. 7, 10, 7;

    with praefinitus,

    Suet. Galb. 14), or in respect to which there can be no doubt (hence opp. dubius, Quint. 7, 6, 3; 5, 12, 3; 12, 3, 6 al.).
    A.
    Object.
    1.
    Of things whose external qualities, number, etc., are invariable, established, settled, fixed, particular, specified, etc. (class.):

    Arboribus primum certis gravis umbra tributa,

    Lucr. 6, 783:

    fruges, bacae,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19:

    jam ad certas res conficiendas certos homines delectos ac descriptos habebat,

    id. Cat. 3, 7, 16:

    concilium in diem certam indicere,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 30 fin.;

    so with dies,

    a fixed term, Cato, R. R. 149, 1; Cic. Att. 6, 2, 9; Nep. Chabr. 3, 1; Liv. 1, 50, 1; Tac. G. 9 al.; cf.:

    certis diebus,

    Verg. G. 2, 329:

    quaerere ab judicibus cur in certa verba jurent, cur certo tempore conveniant, certo discedant,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 45, 132; cf. Suet. Aug. 41:

    certum praefinitumque tempus,

    id. Galb. 14; and:

    certum statumque vectigal,

    id. Calig. 40:

    pecunia (opp. arbitraria), v. arbitrarius: finis aerumnarum,

    Lucr. 1, 108; cf. id. 2, 512; 8, 1091; Hor. S. 1, 1, 106; id. Ep. 1, 2, 56:

    locus,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 1, 6:

    numerus,

    id. ib. 7, 75:

    signum,

    fixed, agreed upon, id. B. C. 1, 27:

    naves,

    fixed in number and quality, id. ib. 1, 56:

    pecuniae imperabantur,

    id. ib. 3, 32 fin.:

    conviva,

    i. e. a daily, constant guest, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 75 Schmid:

    ecquem tu illo certiorem nebulonem,

    Cic. Att. 15, 21, 2.—
    b.
    But sometimes indef., like quidam, and our certain, of things, the certainty of whose existence is given, but whose nature is not more definitely designated, or comes not into consideration (cf. aliquis):

    Cephaloedi mensis est certus, quo mense sacerdotem maximum creari oporteat,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 128:

    habet certos sui studiosos,

    id. Brut. 16, 64:

    (hunc) certis rebus imperatis regnare jussit,

    id. Sest. 27, 58:

    certi homines ad eam rem periti,

    id. ib. 18, 41:

    res a certis hominibus corrupta,

    id. Fam. 1, 2, 3; 4, 9, 2; 16, 11, 2; id. Marcell. 6, 16; id. Deiot. 4, 11; Liv. 34, 61, 7.—Hence in Quint. several times in connection with quidam and aliquis:

    ad certas quasdam dicendi leges alligati,

    Quint. 8, prooem. § 2; so id. 8, prooem. § 12; 4, 2, 28; 5, 10, 2; 5, 10, 5; 9, 4, 8;

    11, 2, 28: aliquos compositionis certos pedes,

    id. 10, 2, 13; so id. 7, prooem. § 4; and subst.:

    in his certos aliquos docebit,

    id. 2, 8, 13.—
    2.
    Trop., of things whose internal moral qualities are established, fixed, can be relied upon, sure, unerring, to be depended upon, true, faithful, [p. 321] etc. (so most freq. in all periods and species of composition; syn.: firmus, confirmatus, exploratus, indubitatus, manifestus al.).
    a.
    Of persons: amicus certus in re incertā cernitur, Enn. ap. Cic. Lael. 17, 64; cf.:

    tu ex amicis certis mi es certissimus,

    Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 57:

    certi homines, quibus dem litteras,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 1; cf. id. Cat. 3, 7, 16; Nep. Paus. 2, 4; id. Alcib. 10, 1; Cic. Rosc. Am. 19, 53; id. Verr. 2, 2, 64, § 156:

    certus enim promisit Apollo, etc.,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 28:

    auctor (mortis),

    Quint. 6, 3, 68; cf. Suet. Tib. 5:

    adversus hostem nec spe nec animo certiorem, i. e. firmiorem,

    Liv. 10, 35, 17: apud latera certos collocaverat, Sall. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 576 (H. 1, 53 Dietsch); cf. Nep. Dion, 9, 2:

    per litora certos dimittam,

    Verg. A. 1, 576:

    certissimus auctor (Phoebus),

    id. G. 1, 432.—
    b.
    Of things:

    satis animo certo et confirmato,

    Cic. Quint. 24, 77; cf.

    pectora,

    Verg. A. 9, 249, and certior indoles, Suet. Ner. 10:

    promissa,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 12, 1:

    parata dicendi copia et certa,

    Quint. 10, 6, 6; id. 6, prooem. §

    9: jus,

    id. 12, 3, 6 et saep.:

    jactus (telorum),

    Tac. A. 14, 37; cf.

    in this sense certa hasta,

    Verg. A. 11, 767:

    sagitta,

    Hor. C. 1, 12, 23:

    fides segetis,

    id. ib. 3, 16, 30:

    spes,

    id. C. S. 74:

    trames,

    id. S. 2, 3, 49:

    lar,

    id. Ep. 1, 7, 58 al.:

    plana et certa,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 1:

    certa et clara,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 4, 1 Ruhnk.; so Liv. 22, 39, 22; cf. Hor. S. 2, 6, 27.—Subst., with gen.:

    certa maris,

    Tac. H. 4, 81.—
    B.
    Subject., of that which is established by evidence, etc., placed beyond doubt, certain, sure, true, proved, established (class.; esp. freq. in neutr.):

    cum ad has suspitiones certissimae res accederent,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 19; 5, 29:

    incerta pro certis malebant,

    Sall. C. 17, 6; cf.:

    incerta pro certis mutare,

    id. J. 83, 1:

    postremo certior res,

    Liv. 29, 6, 12:

    certiora esse dicunt quam, etc.,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 5, 13; id. Att. 3, 11, 2; Liv. 10, 35, 12: So. Satin hoc certum'st? Ge. Certum:

    hisce oculis egomet vidi,

    Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 31:

    jam satis certumst virginem vitiatam esse?

    id. Enn. 4, 4, 36:

    cum certius tibi sit me esse Romae quam mihi te Athenis,

    Cic. Att. 1, 9, 1:

    id parum certum est,

    Liv. 5, 35, 3:

    cum de altero intellectu certum est, de altero dubium,

    Quint. 7, 6, 3; cf. id. 7, 3, 4: non certum traditur, with interrog.-clause, Liv. 2, 8, 8:

    nec quicquam certi respondes mihi?

    Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 84:

    neque tanto spatio certi quid esset explorari poterat,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 45:

    certum inveniri non potest ne... an,

    id. B. C. 1, 25:

    si quicquam humanorum certi est,

    Liv. 5, 33, 1: Ph. Civemne? Th. Arbitror:

    Certum non scimus,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 31; cf. id. Phorm. 1, 2, 98; Cic. Att. 12, 23, 2.—So, certum scire, to know for a certainty, Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 12; id. Hec. 3, 1, 44; Cic. Fam. 9, 23 init.:

    certum habere,

    to reckon certain, id. Att. 1, 13, 1; Liv. 36, 28, 4; 5, 3, 2; Quint. 2, 3, 9; Col. 2, 22, 5 al.:

    certum respondeo,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 92:

    cognoscere, Auct. B. Alex. 53: comperire, Auct. B. Hisp. 22.—So also pro certo habere,

    Cic. Att. 10, 6, 3; Matius ap. Cic. Att. 9, 15, A med.; Sall. C. 52, 17; Suet. Dom. 23:

    negare,

    Cic. Att. 5, 21, 5:

    polliceri,

    id. Agr. 2, 37, 102:

    dicere aliquid,

    id. Brut. 3, 10:

    ponere,

    Liv. 23, 6, 8:

    scire,

    id. 25, 10, 1:

    affirmare,

    id. 27, 1, 13; 3, 23, 7; cf. id. 1, 3, 2 Drak.:

    creditur,

    Sall. C. 15, 2:

    coeperit esse,

    Quint. 5, 12, 2:

    certius cognoscere ex aliquo de aliquā re,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 52, 5.—Strengthened by comp.:

    quin nihil invenies magis hoc certo certius,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 111; cf.:

    et hoc certo certius est et saepissime constitutum,

    Dig. 42, 8, 10, § 14:

    certo certius,

    Ambros. in Ephes. 5; Paul. Vit. St. Ambros. 25; App. M. 9, p. 237, 27.—In Plaut. certum or certius facere alicui, to give certainty to one concerning any thing, make him certain, Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 17; 5, 2, 12; id. Ps. 2, 2, 4.—
    2.
    Transf. to the person who is made certain in reference to a thing, certain, sure:

    certi sumus periisse omnia,

    Cic. Att. 2, 19, 5:

    num quid nunc es certior?

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 191:

    posteritatis,

    i. e. of posthumous fame, Plin. Ep. 9, 3, 1:

    sententiae,

    Quint. 4, 3, 8:

    judicii,

    Sen. Ep. 45, 9:

    certus de suā geniturā,

    Suet. Vesp. 25:

    damnationis,

    id. Tib. 61:

    exitii,

    Tac. A. 1, 27:

    spei,

    id. H. 4, 3:

    matrimonii,

    id. A. 12, 3:

    certi sumus, etc.,

    Gell. 18, 10, 5.—In class. prose mostly in the phrase certiorem facere aliquem (de aliquā re, alicujus rei, with a foll, acc. and inf., with a rel.-clause or absol.), to inform, apprise one of a thing:

    me certiorem face,

    Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 69:

    ut nos facias certiores,

    Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 32:

    uti se (sc. Caesarem) de his rebus certiorem faciant,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 2:

    qui certiorem me sui consilii fecit,

    Cic. Att. 9, 2, a, 2:

    Caesarem certiorem faciunt, sese non facile ab oppidis vim hostium prohibere,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 11:

    faciam te certiorem quid egerim,

    Cic. Att. 3, 11, 1.— With subj. only:

    milites certiores facit, paulisper intermitterent proelium,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 5 fin. — Pass.:

    quod crebro certior per me fias de omnibus rebus,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 1; so Caes. B. G. 1, 7; Sall. J. 104, 1:

    Caesar certior factus est, tres jam copiarum partes Helvetios id flumen transduxisse,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 12; so id. ib. 1, 21; 1, 41; 2, 1; Sall. J. 82, 2; Nep. Att. 12, 3:

    factus certior, quae res gererentur,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 15:

    non consulibus certioribus factis,

    Liv. 45, 21, 4.—Also in posit., though rarely:

    fac me certum quid tibi est,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 16; 4, 6, 35; Verg. A. 3, 179:

    lacrimae suorum Tam subitae matrem certam fecere ruinae,

    Ov. M. 6, 268.— Hence, adv. in two forms.
    A.
    certō, with certainty, certainly, surely, of a truth, in fact, really, object. and subject. (cf. supra, II. A. and B.); only in the comic poets, and sometimes (most. freq. in his epistt.) in Cic., while the adverbial form certe belongs to all periods and all species of composition. The difference between them is, perhaps, merely historical; but v. infra, certe, B. I. 2. init.
    1.
    Object.:

    perii certo, haud arbitrario,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 42; cf. id. Merc. 2, 3, 106:

    mihi certo nomen Sosia'st,

    id. Am. 1, 1, 176; id. Men. 2, 2, 39; Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 12:

    nihil ita exspectare quasi certo futurum,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 28, 81 (cf. the passage cited under certo, I. 1., from id. Div. 2, 7, 18).—
    b.
    In affirm. answers: Me. Liberum ego te jussi abire? Mes. Certo, yes, certainly, Plaut. Men. 5, 8, 9; so id. ib. 5, 9, 50; 2, 3, 38; id. Poen. 5, 5, 21; Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 9.—
    2.
    Subject.
    a.
    In gen. (very rare):

    certo enim ego vocem hic loquentis modo mi audire visus sum,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 5, 4:

    ego rus abituram me esse certo decrevi,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 10: Th. Quid aīs? Py. Atqui certo comperi, id. Eun. 5, 1, 9.—
    b.
    Esp. in the formula of asseveration, certo scio, I certainly know, I am fully persuaded, beyond all doubt (class.):

    certo edepol scio, me vidisse, etc.,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 2; id. Truc. 1, 1, 49; Ter. And. 5, 4, 26; id. Ad. 4, 5, 14; id. Eun. 1, 2, 119; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 19:

    quod te moleste ferre certo scio,

    Cic. Att. 1, 12, 3; 2, 23, 2; id. Fam. 4, 13, 6; id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2, § 6; id. Rosc. Am. 8, 21; id. Phil. 3, 6, 17; id. Sen. 1, 1; 1, 2; Sall. J. 9, 2; id. C. 51, 16:

    veniunt in mentem mihi permulta: vobis plura, certo scio,

    Cic. Caecin. 19, 55 (cf. under certe, I. 2.).—
    B.
    certē (class.; cf. supra, certo init.).
    I.
    Affirming strongly, with certainty, certainly, undoubtedly, assuredly, surely, really.
    1.
    Object.:

    certe edepol, tu me alienabis,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 243:

    ego quidem ab hoc certe exorabo,

    id. Bacch. 5, 2, 58:

    certe hercle,

    id. As. 2, 1, 15; cf. Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 8; Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 71; Ter. And. 2, 2, 10:

    quom is certe Renuntiarit,

    id. Heaut. 4, 4, 4:

    certe captus est!

    id. And. 1, 1, 55:

    certe ut videamur cernere eum,

    Lucr. 4, 760:

    si enim scit, certe illud eveniet: sin certe eveniet, nulla fortuna est,

    Cic. Div. 2, 7, 18; cf. id. N. D. 1, 2, 5:

    fuit certe id aequum et certe exspectatum est, etc.,

    id. Planc. 16, 38:

    ea certe vera sunt,

    id. Mil. 35, 96:

    M. Catoni certe licuit, etc.,

    id. Rep. 1, 1, 1:

    jam illa perfugia certe minime sunt audienda,

    id. ib. 1, 5, 9:

    cum se certe decessurum videret,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 44, § 104; Cat. 62, 8:

    certe hinc Romanos olim fore ductores pollicitus,

    Verg. A. 1, 234:

    o dea certe,

    a goddess surely, id. ib. 1, 328:

    postremo expellet certe vivacior heres,

    Hor. S. 2, 2, 132:

    placuit tibi, Delphice, certe, Dum, etc.,

    Ov. M. 2, 543 al. — Comp.:

    speculatores mittere, qui certius explorata referant,

    Liv. 3, 40, 13; 35, 48, 3:

    si reperire vocas amittere certius,

    Ov. M. 5, 519; App. M. 2, p. 118, 1.— Sup., Tert. Pall. 4.—
    b.
    In an answer of affirmation:

    estne ipsus an non est! Is est, Certe is est, is est profecto,

    Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 65; so Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 53; Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 9; id. Clu. 54, 149; id. Phil. 1, 15, 37; id. Ac. 2, 35, 113; and in confirmation of a preceding fact: venerat, ut opinor, haec res in judicium. Certe, certainly, surely, Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 42; id. Fam. 4, 2, 5; id. Or. 42, 144; cf. id. Off. 3, 29, 105; id. Fin. 2, 27, 91.—
    2.
    Subject., mostly in the phrase certe scio, I know to a certainty, I am sure (acc. to Klotz ad Cic. Sen. 1, 2, certe scio = certum est me scire, I am fully convinced: certo scio = certum est quod scio, my knowledge is accurate, etc.):

    certe edepol scio, si aliud quicquam est quod credam aut certo sciam, etc.,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 115:

    edepol certo scio,

    id. Bacch. 2, 3, 20:

    scelestiorem me hac anu certe scio Vidisse numquam,

    id. Aul. 1, 1, 21; cf. Cic. Arch. 12, 32:

    ex litteris certe scire potuistis,

    id. Font. 4, 8; id. Phil. 12, 12, 29:

    quod iste certe statuerat ac deliberaverat non adesse,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 1.—
    b.
    In affirm. answers: Ar. Ain' vero? Le. Certe, inquam, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 132: Ch. Ain'tu? So. Certe, sic erit, Ter. Heaut. 5, 3, 12.—
    c.
    In a subjective supposition or presumption that a thing is so, certainly, surely, assuredly, doubtless, of course; Gr. isôs:

    ah nugas agis, Certe habes,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 25; id. Bacch. 5, 2, 58:

    si me tanti facis, quanti certe facis,

    Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 3; 7, 8, 1; cf. Verg. A. 1, 234; Ov. M. 2, 423; Prop. 2, 7, 1. —
    (β).
    In interrog., Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 3; Suet. Aug. 33.—
    II.
    Affirming with restriction, yet surely, yet indeed, at least, notwithstanding (very freq. in prose and poetry, esp. after the class. per.).
    A.
    Alone:

    si non ipsā re tibi istuc dolet, Simulare certe est hominis,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 16:

    cingitur, certe expedit se,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 152:

    ut homines mortem vel optare incipiant, vel certe timere desistant,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 117:

    haec... sint falsa sane, invidiosa certe non sunt,

    id. Ac. 2, 32, 105:

    qui... ut non referat pedem, sistet certe,

    id. Phil. 12, 4, 8:

    res fortasse verae, certe graves,

    id. Fin. 4, 3, 7; cf. Liv. 9, 11, 13:

    consulatum unum certe plebis Romanae esse,

    id. 22, 34, 11:

    quos quoniam caeli nondum dignamur honore, Quas dedimus certe terras habitare sinamus,

    Ov. M. 1, 195 et saep.:

    quo quid sit beatius, mihi certe in mentem venire non potest,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 28, 81; so,

    ego certe,

    Quint. 8, 3, 65; 9, 4, 57:

    certe ego,

    Sall. J. 31, 5; Ov. H. 19, 81; id. M. 13, 840; id. Tr. 4, 5, 13:

    mihi certe,

    Quint. 10, 3, 23:

    ipse certe,

    id. 8, 6, 30; Curt. 7, 4, 19; 7, 6, 22.—
    B.
    With other particles.
    1.
    With tamen:

    illud certe tamen, quod jam amplexi sumus,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 6, 22; id. Sen. 23, 84.—
    2.
    With at: quod (consilium) si non fuerit prudens, at certe ab optima fide proficiscetur, Balb. et opp. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, A, 1; Ov. F. 3, 351; cf. at II. 3.—
    3.
    With sed: non integrā re, sed certe minus infractā, quam, etc., Att. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 10, 8; cf. Cic. Leg. 1, 21, 56 dub. B. and K. —
    4.
    With quidem:

    ubi sit animus, certe quidem in te est,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 70:

    quoniam volumus quidem certe senes fieri,

    id. Sen. 2, 6; id. Quint. 15, 50:

    certe quidem vos estis Romani, etc.,

    Liv. 45, 22, 5. (But quidem does not belong with certe in such passages as the foll.:

    hic quidem certe memorat, etc.,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 261 al.; v. quidem; cf. also aut and vel.)

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > certus

  • 6 exploro

    ex-plōro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to search out, seek to discover, to examine, investigate, explore (class.; in Cic. esp. freq. in the part. perf. and P. a.; syn.: speculor, scitor, sciscitor, percontor, quaero, interrogo).
    I.
    In gen.
    (α).
    With acc.:

    explora rem totam,

    Cic. Att. 6, 8, 5:

    fugam domini,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 17, § 44:

    ambitum Africae,

    Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 8:

    altera (manus) motu caecum iter explorat,

    Ov. M. 10, 456:

    vehiculorum onera,

    Suet. Tib. 18:

    glebas gustu,

    Col. 2, 2, 20:

    panis potionisque bonitatem gustu,

    Tac. A. 12, 66 et saep.:

    ad explorandum idoneum locum castris,

    for choosing out, Caes. B. C. 1, 81, 1:

    insidias,

    to seek out, Verg. G. 3, 537.—
    (β).
    With rel. clause:

    explorare, qui homines inhabitarent,

    Petr. 116:

    apud se explorare, an expediat sibi consilium,

    Dig. 17, 1, 2 fin.:

    exploratum est, ubi controversia incipiat,

    Quint. 7, 1, 8.—
    b.
    In the part. perf., examined, ascertained, known:

    exploratum et provisum,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 110:

    jam explorata nobis sunt ea, quae, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 13:

    perspecta et explorata perscribere,

    id. Att. 3, 15, 8; cf.:

    res non incertis jactatae rumoribus, sed compertae et exploratae,

    Liv. 42, 13, 1:

    de numero eorum omnia se habere explorata Remi dicebant,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 4, 4; id. B. C. 2, 31, 5.—In abl. neutr. absol.: explorato, it being ascertained, i. e. when he knew:

    explorato, jam profectos amicos,

    Tac. H. 2, 49.
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    In milit. lang., to spy out, reconnoitre:

    speculatoribus in omnes partes dimissis, explorat, quo commodissime itinere vallum transire possit,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 49 fin.; cf. id. ib. 5, 50, 3:

    itinera egressusque ejus, postremo loca atque tempora cuncta explorat,

    Sall. J. 35, 5:

    Siciliam adiit, Africam exploravit,

    Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 34:

    occulte explorare loca,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 66, 2:

    explorato hostium consilio,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 18, 2.—In the neutr. absol.:

    ante explorato et subsidiis positis,

    Liv. 23, 42, 9; so id. 23, 43, 7; 27, 2 fin. —
    B.
    To try, test, put to the proof (perh. not ante-Aug.):

    et suspensa focis explorat robora fumus,

    Verg. G. 1, 175:

    taurus in adversis explorat cornua truncis,

    Luc. 2, 603; cf.:

    hoc jugulo dextram explora,

    Sil. 11, 358:

    animos,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 456; Liv. 37, 7, 10:

    explorans quid hostes agerent,

    id. 37, 28, 6:

    haec exploranda per impigros juvenes esse,

    id. 22, 55:

    secundae res animos,

    Tac. H. 1, 15:

    tyranni fidem,

    Luc. 8, 582.—Hence, explōrātus, a, um, P. a. Lit., ascertained; hence, established, confirmed, certain, sure:

    ut ei jam exploratus et domi conditus consulatus videretur,

    Cic. Mur. 24, 49: magna et prope explorata [p. 697] spes, id. Phil. 10, 10, 20; id. Off. 3, 33, 117; id. Tusc. 5, 9, 27:

    victoria,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 52, 2:

    ratio,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 64:

    litterae exploratae a timore,

    i. e. affording certainty, confidence, id. Att. 3, 17, 1 et saep.:

    de quo mihi exploratum est, ita esse, ut scribis,

    I am certain, convinced, id. Fam. 2, 16, 6; cf. id. Ac. 2, 17, 54:

    quis est tam stultus, cui sit exploratum, se ad vesperum esse victurum?

    id. de Sen. 19, 67:

    in qua (amicitia) nihil fidum, nihil exploratum habeas,

    id. Lael. 26, 97:

    exploratam habere pacem,

    id. Phil. 7, 6, 16:

    (Deus) habet exploratum, fore, etc.,

    id. N. D. 1, 19, 51:

    pro explorato habebat, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 5, 3.— Comp.:

    facilior et exploratior devitatio legionum fore videtur, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 16, 2, 4.— Sup.:

    exploratissima victoria,

    Vell. 84, 1.— Adv.: explōrātē, with certainty, for a certainty, securely, surely (for the most part only in Cic.):

    haec ita sentio, judico, ad te explorate scribo,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 15, b. 3; cf. judicare, Planc. in Cic. Fam. 10, 8, 6:

    satis explorate perceptum et cognitum,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 1, 1:

    navigare,

    id. Fam. 16, 8, 1.— Comp.:

    exploratius promittere,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 1, 5.— Sup. seems not to occur.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > exploro

  • 7 наверняка

    1) General subject: ( as) sure as death, as sure as a gun, as sure as eggs is eggs, as sure as fate, fail, for a certainty, for a sitter, for certain, for sure, hundred to one, of a certainty, surely, with any confidence, iwis, definitely
    2) Colloquial: bound to
    5) Jargon: sure why
    6) Business: most certainly

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > наверняка

  • 8 несомненно

    1) General subject: all peradventure, and no mistake, any day, apparently, as sure as a gun, as sure as death, as sure as fate, assuredly, be certain, beyond doubt, by all odds, by far, by long odds, certainly, clearly, decidedly, decisively, definitely, distinctly, doubtless, emphatically, evidently, far and away, for a certainty, for certain, in very deed, indeed (very glad indeed - очень, очень рад), no doubt, of a certainty, of a surety, out and out, positively, questionless, quite so, sure, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, without doubt, yes, be sure, make no mistake, indubitably, without a question, hands down
    4) French: sans doute
    5) Ironical: forsooth
    8) Invective: bet( one's) ass
    10) Taboo: with balls on

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > несомненно

  • 9 напевно

    1) for sure, for a certainty, surely, certainly, definitely
    2) (вставне сл.) probably, very ( most) likely

    Українсько-англійський словник > напевно

  • 10 con toda seguridad

    • and no mistake
    • assuredly
    • for a certainty
    • most certainly
    • safely
    • sure as hell
    • very probably
    • with absolute certainty

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > con toda seguridad

  • 11 sikkert

    certain, certainly, safely, surely
    * * *
    adv. irrefutably adv. for certain, for a fact adv. most certainly, for a certainty adv. safely adv. certainly, for certain, for sure

    Norsk-engelsk ordbok > sikkert

  • 12 varmasti

    assuredly (adve)
    certainly (adve)
    decidedly (adve)
    definitely (adve)
    surely (adve)
    without fail (adve)
    * * *
    • for a certainty
    • without fail
    • without doubt
    • undoubtedly
    • to be sure
    • surely
    • sure enough
    • safely
    • reliably
    • of course
    • assuredly
    • for sure
    • for certain
    • admittedly
    • certainly
    • confidently
    • decidedly
    • definitely
    • firmly

    Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > varmasti

  • 13 ὑποτύπωσις

    ὑποτύπωσις, εως, ἡ (τυπόομαι ‘be stamped/marked’; Diog. L. 9, 78; Sext. Emp., Pyrrh. 2, 79; Pollux 7, 128; Philo, Abr. 71) a pattern
    ⓐ as a model prototype 1 Ti 1:16 (as prime recipient of extraordinary mercy in view of his infamous past, Paul serves as a model for the certainty of availability of mercy to others).
    ⓑ as a basis for behavioral comparison standard 2 Ti 1:13 (Philod., Mus. p. 77 Kemke [1884] ἀρετῶν; Synes., Dio 1 p. 38 Petav. ὁ λόγος [Δίωνος] ὑποτύπωσίς ἐστιν εὐδαίμονος βίου). ELee, NTS 8, ’61/62, 171f proposes outline for both passages, w. reff.—DELG s.v. τύπτω. M-M. TW.

    Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία > ὑποτύπωσις

  • 14 знать наверняка

    1) General subject: know for a certainty, know for sure
    2) Australian slang: bet( one's) boots on it, bet London to a brick

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > знать наверняка

  • 15 П-521

    В ПРИДАЧУ PrepP, Invar used as Particle or sent adv
    in addition to (what has been named)
    to boot
    as well on top of that thrown in into the bargain for good measure.
    «Кулак, кулак! - подумал про себя Чичиков, - да еше и бестия в придачу!» (Гоголь 3). "A tightfisted fellow and a low-down beast to boot," Chichikov thought to himself (3c)
    «Всего мне довелось увидеть на своем веку: и сумы, и тюрьмы, с войной в придачу» (Максимов 1). "I've seen all kinds of things in my life begging and prisons and the war as well" (1 a)
    Представьте себе, Соня, что вы знали бы все намерения Лужина заранее, знали бы (то есть наверно), что через них погибла бы совсем Катерина Ивановна, да и дети вы тоже, в придачу (так как вы себя ни за что считаете, так в придачу)» (Достоевский 3). "Imagine, Sonya, that you'd known in advance exactly what Luzhin had planned to do, and known (for a certainty, I mean) that it would cause the total ruin of Katerina Ivanovna and her children, and of yourself, too, into the bargain (since you don't attach any value to yourself, let it be into the bargain)" (3d).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-521

  • 16 в придачу

    [PrepP, Invar; used as Particle or sent adv]
    =====
    ⇒ in addition to (what has been named):
    - for good measure.
         ♦ "Кулак, кулак! - подумал про себя Чичиков, - да еше и бестия в придачу!"(Гоголь 3). "A tightfisted fellow and a low-down beast to boot," Chichikov thought to himself (3c)
         ♦ "Всего мне довелось увидеть на своем веку: и сумы, и тюрьмы, с войной в придачу" (Максимов 1). "I've seen all kinds of things in my life begging and prisons and the war as well" (1a)
         ♦ "Представьте себе, Соня, что вы знали бы все намерения Лужина заранее, знали бы (то есть наверно), что через них погибла бы совсем Катерина Ивановна, да и дети; вы тоже, в придачу (так как вы себя ни за что считаете, так в придачу)" (Достоевский 3). "Imagine, Sonya, that you'd known in advance exactly what Luzhin had planned to do, and known (for a certainty, I mean) that it would cause the total ruin of Katerina Ivanovna and her children, and of yourself, too, into the bargain (since you don't attach any value to yourself, let it be into the bargain)" (3d).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в придачу

  • 17 наверно

    1. вводн. сл. ( по всей вероятности) probably, most likely
    2. нареч. ( несомненно) for sure, certainly, for a certainty

    Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > наверно

  • 18 sapere con certezza che

    sapere con certezza che
    to know for certain o for a certainty that
    \
    →  certezza

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sapere con certezza che

  • 19 наверное

    probably, most likely
    for sure, certainly, for a certainty, certes

    Русско-английский словарь Wiktionary > наверное

  • 20 наверно

    1) вводн. сл. ( по всей вероятности) probably, most likely
    2) нареч. ( несомненно) for sure, certainly, for a certainty

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > наверно

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