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'definit(clear; fixed or certain: I'll give you a definite answer later.) definitivo- definite article
definite adj1. definitivo / concretothe date is not definite, I'll confirm it later la fecha aún no es definitiva, la confirmaré luego2. segurotr['defɪnət]1 (final, fixed - gen) definitivo,-a; (- opinions) fijo,-a2 (clear, distinct) claro,-a; (clear, appreciable) notable, sensible; (exact, specific) específico,-a, preciso,-a3 (sure, certain) seguro,-a, confirmado,-a■ is it definite? ¿es seguro?definite ['dɛfənɪt] adj1) certain: definido, determinado2) clear: claro, explícito3) unquestionable: seguro, incuestionableadj.• categórico, -a adj.• definido, -a adj.• determinado, -a adj.• formal adj.'defənət, 'defnət, 'defɪnɪt1)a) ( final) <date/price/offer> definitivo, en firmeb) ( certain) seguro, confirmadoc) (firm, categorical) < tone> firme, terminanted) ( distinct)it's a definite advantage/possibility — es, sin duda, una ventaja/posibilidad
2) ( Ling)definite article — artículo m determinado or definido
['defɪnɪt]ADJ1) (=fixed) [time, offer, plan] definitivo; [decision, agreement] finalare you ready to make a definite order? — ¿puede mandarnos ya un pedido en firme?
it is definite that he will retire — ya es seguro or definitivo que se jubilará
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14 September is definite for the trip — el 14 de septiembre es la fecha definitiva para el viaje•
nothing definite — nada definitivo•
I don't intend to go, and that's definite — no pienso ir, y no voy a cambiar de ideais that definite? — ¿es seguro?
2) (=clear) [improvement, advantage] indudable; [feeling, impression] inequívoco; [increase] clarothere is a definite possibility that we will get the contract — está claro que existe la posibilidad de que consigamos el contrato, es muy posible que consigamos el contrato
3) (=sure)•
are you definite about that? — ¿estás seguro de eso?•
to know sth for definite — saber algo con seguridadI don't know or can't say for definite yet — no lo sé seguro todavía, no puedo asegurarlo todavía
4) (=emphatic) [manner, tone] firme, terminante; [views, opinions] firme5) (Ling)definite article — artículo m definido
past definite (tense) — (tiempo m) pretérito m
* * *['defənət, 'defnət, 'defɪnɪt]1)a) ( final) <date/price/offer> definitivo, en firmeb) ( certain) seguro, confirmadoc) (firm, categorical) < tone> firme, terminanted) ( distinct)it's a definite advantage/possibility — es, sin duda, una ventaja/posibilidad
2) ( Ling)definite article — artículo m determinado or definido
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