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[in'fæləbl]1) ((of a person or his judgement etc) never making a mistake.) infaillible2) ((of a remedy etc) always successful: infallible cures.) infaillible•- infallibly -
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certain ['sɜ:tən]∎ to be certain of sth être sûr de qch;∎ I'm certain of it! j'en suis sûr!;∎ she was quite certain about what she had seen elle était tout à fait sûre de ce qu'elle avait vu;∎ he was certain (that) she was there il était certain qu'elle était là;∎ it's certain that she will get the job il est sûr qu'elle aura le poste;∎ it's still not certain that he's going to England il n'est pas encore certain ou sûr qu'il aille en Angleterre;∎ there is certain to be some opposition to the bill il est sûr que la loi rencontrera une opposition;∎ to be certain to do sth être sûr de faire qch;∎ he's certain to win il est sûr qu'il va gagner;∎ he's certain to come il ne manquera pas de venir, il viendra sûrement;∎ I'd better make certain je ferais mieux de m'en assurer;∎ you ought to make certain of the time vous devriez vérifier l'heure;∎ he made certain that all the doors were locked il a vérifié que toutes les portes étaient fermées;∎ I made certain of a good seat je me suis assuré une bonne place(b) (inevitable → death, failure) certain, inévitable;∎ the soldiers faced certain death les soldats allaient à une mort certaine;∎ they face certain dismissal ils seront renvoyés à coup sûr(c) (definite, infallible → cure) sûr, infaillible(a) (particular but unspecified) certain;∎ on a certain day in June un certain jour de juin;∎ in certain places à certains endroits;∎ he has a certain something about him il a un certain je ne sais quoi;∎ she has a certain charm elle a un certain charme;∎ women of a certain age les femmes d'un certain âge;∎ if I were to ask you to meet me at a certain time and in a certain place… si je te demandais de me retrouver à telle heure, à tel endroit…(b) (not known personally) certain;∎ a certain Mr Roberts un certain M. Roberts∎ there's been a certain amount of confusion over this il y a eu une certaine confusion à ce sujet;∎ to a certain extent or degree dans une certaine mesure;∎ certain people certaines personnes3 pronouncertains (certaines) mpl, fpl;∎ certain of his colleagues certains ou quelques-uns de ses collègues;∎ certain of the pages certaines pages∎ I don't know for certain je n'en suis pas certain;∎ I can't say for certain je ne peux pas l'affirmer;∎ you'll have it tomorrow for certain vous l'aurez demain sans faute;∎ that's for certain! c'est sûr et certain!, cela ne fait pas de doute! -
6 never-failing
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