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1 assured *** as·sured adj
[ə'ʃʊəd](confident) sicuro (-a), (certain: promotion) assicurato (-a)success was assured — il successo era garantito or assicurato
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2 certain
['sɜːtn] 1.1) (sure, definite) certo, sicuro ( about, of di)to make certain — accertare, assicurare
to make certain of — assicurarsi [cooperation, support]; accertare, verificare [facts, details]
to make certain that — (ascertain) accertarsi o assicurarsi che; (ensure) sincerarsi che
2) (assured, guaranteed) [death, defeat] certo, sicuro; [ success] assicurato, garantitoto my certain knowledge — per quanto ne so, a quanto mi consta
I let him do it in the certain knowledge that he would fail — glielo lasciai fare sapendo per certo che non sarebbe riuscito
3) (specific) [amount, number] certo, dato, stabilito4) (slight) [shyness, difficulty] certo2.to a certain extent o degree in una certa (qual) misura, fino a un certo punto; a certain amount of time — un po' di tempo
certain of our members, friends — alcuni dei nostri soci, amici
* * *['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) certo, indubbio2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) sicuro3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) certo; qualche, qualcuno4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) certo•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') certo!; no di certo!- for certain
- make certain* * *['sɜːtn] 1.1) (sure, definite) certo, sicuro ( about, of di)to make certain — accertare, assicurare
to make certain of — assicurarsi [cooperation, support]; accertare, verificare [facts, details]
to make certain that — (ascertain) accertarsi o assicurarsi che; (ensure) sincerarsi che
2) (assured, guaranteed) [death, defeat] certo, sicuro; [ success] assicurato, garantitoto my certain knowledge — per quanto ne so, a quanto mi consta
I let him do it in the certain knowledge that he would fail — glielo lasciai fare sapendo per certo che non sarebbe riuscito
3) (specific) [amount, number] certo, dato, stabilito4) (slight) [shyness, difficulty] certo2.to a certain extent o degree in una certa (qual) misura, fino a un certo punto; a certain amount of time — un po' di tempo
certain of our members, friends — alcuni dei nostri soci, amici
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3 confident
['kɒnfɪdənt]1) (sure) sicuro, fiduciosoto be confident that — essere sicuro o confidare che
to be confident of success, of succeeding — essere fiducioso o avere la certezza di riuscire
2) (self-assured) sicuro di sé* * *['konfidənt]adjective (having a great deal of trust (especially in oneself): She is confident that she will win; a confident boy.) fiducioso* * *['kɒnfɪdənt]1) (sure) sicuro, fiduciosoto be confident that — essere sicuro o confidare che
to be confident of success, of succeeding — essere fiducioso o avere la certezza di riuscire
2) (self-assured) sicuro di sé
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