to be certain of something

tenir quelque chose pour certain — to be certain of something

ils vont gagner, c'est certain! — they're bound to win!

il est certain qu'il n'aurait jamais pu faire ce qu'il a fait sans sa femme — he certainly couldn't have done what he did if it hadn't been for his wife

ils vont à une mort certaine — they're heading for certain death

un homme d'un âge certain — a man of advanced years

un certain nombre d'erreurs — a (certain) number of mistakes

une certaine image de la France — a certain image of France

d'une certaine manière — in a way

un certain M. Grovagnard — a (certain) Mr Grovagnard

un homme d'un certain âge — a man who's no longer young

il avait déjà un certain âge — he was already getting on in years

à certains moments — sometimes, at times

certains d'entre eux — some of them

Ce n'est pas certain. — It's not certain.

Nous allons vers une faillite certaine. — We're heading for certain bankruptcy.

L'Italie possède un avantage certain: ses attaquants. — Italy has one definite advantage: its strikers.

être certain de — to be certain of, to be sure of

être certain que — to be certain that, to be sure that

Je suis certain que je l'ai remis en place. — I'm certain that I put it back., I'm sure that I put it back.

sûr et certain — absolutely certain

un certain Bertrand — a certain Bertrand

dans une certaine mesure — to a certain extent, to some extent

d'un certain âge — of a certain age

un certain temps — quite some time, some time

J'ai mis un certain temps à comprendre ce qu'elle disait. — It took me quite some time to understand what she was saying., It took me some time to understand what she was saying.

d'une certaine manière — in a way

Il règne une certaine confusion. — There is some confusion.

Certaines personnes n'aiment pas la crème. — Some people don't like cream.

Certaines fois, il n'y avait personne. — Sometimes there was nobody there.

certaines — some

they were heading for certain death — iban a una muerte segura

she made certain of a good seat by arriving early — llegó temprano para asegurarse una buena localidad

it's not certain (that) they'll approve of the idea — no es seguro que aprueben la idea

to be certain (OF something) — estar* seguro (de algo)

I checked the list to make certain (that)... — revisé la lista para asegurarme de que...

it's only open on certain days — está abierto solamente ciertos días

a certain person refused to go — cierta persona se negó a ir, alguien que yo conozco se negó a ir

a certain Jill Brown — una tal Jill Brown

certain of his colleagues/her works — ciertos colegas suyos/ciertas obras suyas

I'm certain he's hiding something — estoy seguro de que está ocultando algo

I am certain of it — estoy seguro de ello

you should make certain of your facts — debes asegurarte de que los datos son ciertos

to make certain that — asegurarse de que

I wanted to make absolutely certain that this was the right number — quería asegurarme del todo de que este número era el correcto

I made certain that he kept his promise — me aseguré de que cumpliese su promesa

one thing is certain... — una cosa es segura...

it is certain that... — es seguro que...

the hospital is facing almost certain closure — el hospital se enfrenta al cierre casi inevitable

he is certain to be there — (es) seguro que estará allí

there's certain to be strong opposition to these proposals — está garantizado que estas propuestas se enfrentarán a una fuerte oposición

the plans are almost certain to go ahead — los planes se llevarán a cabo casi con toda seguridad

on a certain day in May — cierto día de mayo

a certain Mr/Mrs Smith — un tal Señor/una tal Señora Smith

certain of our leaders — ciertos líderes nuestros, algunos de nuestros líderes

they were heading for certain death — iban a una muerte segura

she made certain of a good seat by arriving early — llegó temprano para asegurarse una buena localidad

it's not certain (that) they'll approve of the idea — no es seguro que aprueben la idea

to be certain (OF something) — estar* seguro (de algo)

I checked the list to make certain (that)... — revisé la lista para asegurarme de que...

it's only open on certain days — está abierto solamente ciertos días

a certain person refused to go — cierta persona se negó a ir, alguien que yo conozco se negó a ir

a certain Jill Brown — una tal Jill Brown

certain of his colleagues/her works — ciertos colegas suyos/ciertas obras suyas

for certain — bestimmt

I [don't] know for certain when... — ich weiß [nicht] genau, wann...

be certain to do something — (inevitably) etwas bestimmt tun

a certain Mr Smith — ein gewisser Herr Smith

there's no certain cure for this disease/for inflation — für or gegen diese Krankheit/gegen die Inflation gibt es kein sicheres Mittel

for certain — ganz sicher, ganz genau

I don't know for certain, but I think... — ich bin mir nicht ganz sicher, aber ich glaube...

I can't say for certain — ich kann das nicht genau or mit Sicherheit sagen

he is certain to come —

we are certain to succeed — wir werden ganz bestimmt Erfolg haben

will you please make certain? — vergewissern Sie sich bitte noch einmal

be certain to tell him — vergessen Sie bitte nicht, ihm das zu sagen

there is certain to be strong opposition to the proposal —

that was certain to happen — das musste ja so kommen

to my certain knowledge — ich bin mir ganz sicher

a certain gentleman — ein gewisser Herr

to a certain extent or degree — in gewisser Hinsicht, zu einem bestimmten Grade

of a certain age — in einem gewissen Alter

certain of you/them — einige von euch/ihnen

for certain — bestimmt

I [don't] know for certain when... — ich weiß [nicht] genau, wann...

I can't say for certain that... — ich kann nicht mit Bestimmtheit sagen, dass...

we made certain of a seat on the train — wir sicherten uns einen Sitzplatz im Zug

of that I'm quite certain — dessen bin ich [mir] ganz sicher

be certain to do something — (inevitably) etwas bestimmt tun

to a certain extent — in gewisser Weise

a certain Mr Smith — ein gewisser Herr Smith

something has happened to her — algo le ha pasado

have something to eat/drink — come/bebe algo

or something of the kind — o algo por el estilo

it's not something to be proud of — no es como para estar orgulloso

that was something I hadn't expected — eso no me lo esperaba

is it something I said? — ¿qué pasa? ¿qué he dicho?

it's not much, but it's something — no es mucho, pero algo es

he said it was because of the traffic or something — dijo que era por el tráfico o qué se yo

have you gone mad or something? — ¿te has vuelto loco o qué?, ¿es que te has vuelto loco?

something like: something like 200 spectators unos 200 espectadores; he looks something like his brother — se parece algo a su hermano

something of — ( rather)

she's something of an eccentric — es algo excéntrica

it came as something of a surprise — me (or nos etc) sorprendió un poco

won't you have a little something (to eat/drink)? — ¿no quieres comer/beber algo?

she has that certain something — tiene ese no sé qué

my back's playing me up something chronic — la espalda me tiene...!

cook something nice — haz algo que esté rico

wear something warm — ponte algo que abrigue

the music spoke to something in me — la música inspiró algo en mí

he's something of a musician — tiene algo de músico, tiene cierto talento para la música

he's getting something of a reputation around here — se está ganando cierta fama por aquí

the play proved to be something of a letdown — la obra resultó ser un tanto decepcionante

I need something to eat — necesito comer algo

it gives her something to live for — le da un motivo para vivir

he's called John something — se llama John no sé qué, se llama John algo

there were 30 something — había 30 y algunos más

the four something train — el tren de las cuatro y pico

her name is Camilla or something — se llama Camilla o algo así, se llama algo así como Camilla, se llama Camilla o algo por el estilo

he's got flu or something — tiene gripe o algo parecido

• there were something like 80 people there — había algo así como 80 personas allí, había como unas 80 personas allí

it's something like ten o'clock — son algo así como las diez, son las diez más o menos

it cost £100, or something like that — costó 100 libras, o algo así

he talks something like his father — tiene algo de su padre cuando habla

now that's something like a rose! — ¡eso es lo que se llama una rosa!

now that's something like it! — ¡así es como debe ser!

• something over 200 — algo más de 200, un poco más de 200

that certain something that makes all the difference — ese no sé qué que importa tanto

something has happened to her — algo le ha pasado

have something to eat/drink — come/bebe algo

or something of the kind — o algo por el estilo

it's not something to be proud of — no es como para estar orgulloso

that was something I hadn't expected — eso no me lo esperaba

is it something I said? — ¿qué pasa? ¿qué he dicho?

it's not much, but it's something — no es mucho, pero algo es

he said it was because of the traffic or something — dijo que era por el tráfico o qué se yo

have you gone mad or something? — ¿te has vuelto loco o qué?, ¿es que te has vuelto loco?

something like: something like 200 spectators unos 200 espectadores; he looks something like his brother — se parece algo a su hermano

something of — ( rather)

she's something of an eccentric — es algo excéntrica

it came as something of a surprise — me (or nos etc) sorprendió un poco

won't you have a little something (to eat/drink)? — ¿no quieres comer/beber algo?

she has that certain something — tiene ese no sé qué

my back's playing me up something chronic — la espalda me tiene...!

something new/old/good/bad — etwas Neues/Altes/Gutes/Schlechtes

something or other — irgendetwas

or something — see academic.ru/51968/or">or I 3)

something like — etwa wie

that's something like it — das ist schon besser

something of an expert/a specialist — so etwas wie ein Fachmann/Spezialist

see something of somebody — jemanden sehen

something nice/unpleasant/serious etc — etwas Nettes/Unangenehmes/Ernstes etc

something or other —

that's something I don't know — das weiß ich nicht

there's something I don't like about him — irgendetwas or irgendwas gefällt mir an ihm nicht

there's something in what you say — an dem, was du sagst, ist (schon) was dran

well, that's something — (das ist) immerhin etwas

he's something to do with the Foreign Office — er ist irgendwie beim Außenministerium

she's called Rachel something —

there were thirty something — es waren etwas über dreißig

we left at five something — wir sind etwas nach fünf gegangen

(inf = something special or unusual) or quite something — das war schon toll (inf)

it's quite something to be Prime Minister at 44 —

or something (inf) — oder so (was)

she's called Maria or something like that — sie heißt Maria oder so ähnlich

a certain something — ein gewisses Etwas

that certain something that makes all the difference — das gewisse Etwas, auf das es ankommt

something over 200 — etwas über 200, etwas mehr als 200

something like 200 — ungefähr 200, um die 200 herum

you look something like him — du siehst ihm irgendwie ähnlich

this is something like the one I wanted —

it's something of a problem —

he's something of a musician — er ist ein recht guter Musiker

something of a surprise — eine ziemliche Überraschung

something of a drunkard — ein ziemlicher Säufer

they tease her something chronic —

the weather was something shocking — das Wetter war einfach schrecklich

something new/old/good/bad — etwas Neues/Altes/Gutes/Schlechtes

something or other — irgendetwas

or something — see or I 3)

something like — etwa wie

that's something like it — das ist schon besser

something of an expert/a specialist — so etwas wie ein Fachmann/Spezialist

see something of somebody — jemanden sehen

something new — qualcosa di nuovo

there's something wrong — c'è qualcosa che non va

something or other — una cosa o l'altra

he's something (or other) in the army — ha un qualche lavoro nell'esercito

something else — qualcos'altro

it proves something — questo prova qualche cosa

to make something of oneself o one's life fare strada (nella vita); he got something out of it ne ha ricavato qualcosa; he is quite o really something! è un gran bel tipo! that house is quite o really something! quella casa è veramente notevole! there's something in what he says c'è del vero in quello che dice; you've got something there! hai proprio colpito nel segno! hai ragione! he has a certain something — ha un certo non so che

his name's Andy something — si chiama Andy qualcosa

in nineteen-sixty-something — nel millenovecentosessanta e qualcosa

she's gone shopping or something — è andata a fare compere o qualcosa di simile

are you stupid or something? — sei stupido o cosa?

something over Ј 20 — un po' più di 20 sterline

something around 5 kilos — all'incirca 5 chili

he was howling something awful — stava urlando a squarciagola

he is something of an actor, an expert — è un buon attore, un vero esperto

it was something of a surprise — è stata una vera sorpresa

something new — qualcosa di nuovo

there's something wrong — c'è qualcosa che non va

something or other — una cosa o l'altra

he's something (or other) in the army — ha un qualche lavoro nell'esercito

something else — qualcos'altro

it proves something — questo prova qualche cosa

to make something of oneself o one's life fare strada (nella vita); he got something out of it ne ha ricavato qualcosa; he is quite o really something! è un gran bel tipo! that house is quite o really something! quella casa è veramente notevole! there's something in what he says c'è del vero in quello che dice; you've got something there! hai proprio colpito nel segno! hai ragione! he has a certain something — ha un certo non so che

his name's Andy something — si chiama Andy qualcosa

in nineteen-sixty-something — nel millenovecentosessanta e qualcosa

she's gone shopping or something — è andata a fare compere o qualcosa di simile

are you stupid or something? — sei stupido o cosa?

something over Ј 20 — un po' più di 20 sterline

something around 5 kilos — all'incirca 5 chili

he was howling something awful — stava urlando a squarciagola

he is something of an actor, an expert — è un buon attore, un vero esperto

it was something of a surprise — è stata una vera sorpresa

something interesting — qualcosa di interessante

something special — qualcosa di speciale

something to do — qualcosa da fare

something else — altro, qualcos'altro

something has happened — è successo qualcosa

something of the kind — qualcosa del genere

she said something or other about it — mi ha detto qualcosa a tale proposito

he's a lecturer in something or other — è professore di non so che

he's a doctor or something — è dottore o qualcosa del genere

wear something warm — mettiti qualcosa di pesante

there's something the matter — c'è qualcosa che non va

to have something to live for — avere uno scopo nella vita

there's something in what you say — c'è del vero in quello che dici

will you have something to drink? — vuoi qualcosa da bere?

he's called John something — si chiama John vattelappesca

give her something for herself — regalale qualcosa di personale

here's something for your trouble — eccoti qualcosa per il disturbo

I hope to see something of you — spero di vederti qualche volta

there's something about him that... — c'è qualcosa in lui che...

she has a certain something — ha un certo non so che

that's really something! — mica male!

it would be really something! — non sarebbe mica male!

something over/under 200 — un po' più/meno di 200

something like 200 — circa 200

... or something like that —...o giù di lì

it cost a hundred pounds, or something like that — è costato cento sterline o giù di lì

he's something like me — mi assomiglia un po'

it's something of a problem — è un bel problema

he is something of a liar — è un bel pezzo di bugiardo

he's something of a musician — è un musicista abbastanza bravo

the weather was something shocking — faceva un tempo da cani