sure in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sure in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.sure [Brit ʃɔː, ʃʊə, Am ʃʊr] ADJ

1. sure (certain):

sure
I feel sure that…
I'm sure I don't know, I don't know I'm sure
we can never be sure
we can't say for sure
to make sure that (ascertain)
to make sure that + indic (ensure)
+ subj make sure all goes well
he's a sure favourite (to win) SPORTS

II.sure [Brit ʃɔː, ʃʊə, Am ʃʊr] ADV

III.sure [Brit ʃɔː, ʃʊə, Am ʃʊr]

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Translations for sure in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

I.sûr (sûre) [syʀ] ADJ

4. sûr (convaincu):

sure
to be sure of doing
I'm not so sure
he's sure of it
I knew it!

II.sûr (sûre) [syʀ] ADV (sûrement)

III.sûr (sûre) [syʀ]

sur1 [syʀ] PREP Lorsque sur indique une position dans l'espace il se traduit généralement par on: sur la table/une chaise = on the table/a chair; sur la côte/le lac = on the coast/the lake.
On trouvera ci-dessous des exemples supplémentaires et exceptions.
Lorsque sur a une valeur figurée comme dans régner sur, pleurer sur, sur l'honneur, sur place etc. la traduction sera fournie dans l'article du deuxième élément, respectivement régner, pleurer, honneur, place etc.

See also régner, pleurer, place, honneur

régner [ʀeɲe] VB intr

I.pleurer [plœʀe] VB trans

II.pleurer [plœʀe] VB intr

place [plas] N f

1. place (espace):

2. place (emplacement, espace défini):

payer sa place TRANSP

4. place:

place aux jeunes ou à la jeunesse! lit, fig

5. place (substitution):

6. place (situation définie):

ruling attr

I.honneur [ɔnœʀ] N m

1. honneur (fierté):

3. honneur (privilège):

honour Brit

II.honneurs N mpl

honneurs mpl (distinction):

honours Brit

III.honneur [ɔnœʀ]

IV.honneur [ɔnœʀ]

sur2 (sure) [syʀ] ADJ

sur-le-champ [syʀləʃɑ̃] ADV

sure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sure in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.sure [ʃʊəʳ, Am ʃʊr] ADJ

II.sure <-r, -st> [ʃʊəʳ, Am ʃʊr] ADV

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Translations for sure in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

sûr(e) [syʀ] ADJ

sur [syʀ] PREP

sur-le-champ [syʀləʃɑ̃] ADV

sure Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be sure of doing sth/that ...

sure Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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sure Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

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American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Sure, you can downsize and economise on the fit-out if you under-estimate things, but that won't help much if you need an expensive foundation solution.
www.stuff.co.nz
Make sure you purchase 100 percent pure raw honey, usually found at your local health food store or farmers market.
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Glacier-like forms are a later and maybe more accurate term because we can not be sure the structure is currently moving.
en.wikipedia.org
Make sure not to lean forward at the waist.
www.theglobeandmail.com
Everyone is making sure they are preparing the best they can, ticking off everything they need to cover.
www.independent.ie
Lunch options like the sophisticated green wrap, the gobbler piled high with turkey, and mouth -watering burgers are a sure-fire winner with the kids.
o.canada.com
The reason we record all injuries, however minor, is to monitor trends and make sure our facilities are as customer friendly as possible.
www.thecourier.co.uk
The doctors took their peek, too, to make sure the birthday suit is in working order.
www.slate.com
What's most important is to make sure that your tyre pressure is always at the correct level.
www.freemalaysiatoday.com
There's even a picture-in-picture feature, which is handy if you're not sure which program to watch.
mashable.com

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