certain in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.certain [Brit ˈsəːt(ə)n, Am ˈsərtn] PRON

II.certain [Brit ˈsəːt(ə)n, Am ˈsərtn] ADJ

1. certain (sure, definite):

certain
certain, sûr (about, of de)
I'm certain of it or that
j'en suis certain or sûr
of that you can be certain
tu peux en être sûr
absolutely certain
sûr et certain
I'm certain that I checked
je suis sûr d'avoir vérifié
I'm certain that he refused
je suis sûr qu'il a refusé
I feel certain that he'll come
je suis certain qu'il viendra
she's not certain that you'll be able to do it
elle n'est pas sûre que tu sois capable de le faire
to make certain
s'en assurer, vérifier
to make certain of cooperation, trust, support
s'assurer de
to make certain of facts, time, details
vérifier
to make certain to do
faire bien attention de faire
to make certain that … (ascertain)
vérifier que, s'assurer que …
to make certain that … (ensure)
faire en sorte que …
+ subj as soon as I leave the phone is certain to ring
dès que je m'en vais, je peux être sûr que le téléphone va sonner
he's certain to be there
il y sera certainement or sûrement
the strike seems certain to continue
il est presque certain que la grève continuera
the committee is certain to approve the measure
il est certain que le comité approuvera la mesure
I know for certain that …
je sais de façon sûre que …
be certain to tell him that …
n'oublie pas de lui dire que …
nobody knows for certain
personne ne sait au juste
it isn't known for certain if he's dead
on ne sait pas au juste s'il est mort ou non
I can't say for certain
je ne sais pas au juste
it will be ready tomorrow, for certain
ce sera prêt demain, sans faute

2. certain (assured, guaranteed):

certain death, defeat, success
certain
certain after n guarantee
sûr
to be certain of doing
être sûr or certain de faire
it is certain that …
il est certain que …
this method is certain to work
cette méthode est efficace à 100%
he's certain to agree
il sera d'accord, il n'y a aucun doute là-dessus
the changes are certain to provoke anger
ces changements provoqueront sûrement des réactions violentes
nothing could be more certain to offend him
c'est vraiment ce qui peut le vexer le plus facilement
one thing is certain, you'll never succeed
une chose est sûre, tu ne réussiras jamais
to my certain knowledge
à ma connaissance
I let him do it in the certain knowledge that he would fail
je l'ai laissé faire tout en sachant très bien qu'il allait échouer
go early to be certain of a seat
arrivez de bonne heure pour être sûr d'avoir une place assise
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certain items were unpriced
certains articles n'étaient pas étiquetés
tolerably certain, confident, content, comfortable
assez, relativement
there is some uneasiness
il y a un certain malaise (about en ce qui concerne)
certain aspects of borrowing
certains aspects de l'emprunt

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I.certain (certaine) [sɛʀtɛ̃, ɛn] ADJ

2. certain (indiscutable):

certain (certaine)
certain, sure
tenir qc pour certain
to be certain of sth
il est certain qu'elle acceptera
it's certain that she'll accept, she's certain to accept
il n'est pas certain qu'il puisse venir
it's not certain ou definite that he'll be able to come
ce n'est pas là chose certaine
it's not certain ou definite
c'est sûr et certain inf
it's absolutely certain
ils vont gagner, c'est certain!
they're bound to win!, they're sure 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
il a sur ses élèves une influence certaine
he has an undeniable ou a definite influence on his pupils
un homme d'un âge certain
a man of advanced years

II.certain (certaine) [sɛʀtɛ̃, ɛn] ADJ indef attr

III.certains, certaines ADJ

IV.certains, certaines PRON

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avoir un je-ne-sais-quoi
to have a certain something
moyennement apprécier
to a certain extent
on sait avec certitude que …
we know for certain that …
seule certitude, il est parti à midi
all we know for certain is that he left at noon
avoir la certitude que …
to be certain that …
avoir la certitude de faire
to be certain of doing
éco-participation
eco-tax (on certain goods such as freezers and televisions)

certain in the PONS Dictionary

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

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I.certain [ˈsɜ:tn, Am ˈsɜ:r-] ADJ

II.certain [ˈsɜ:tn, Am ˈsɜ:r-] PRON

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it was touch-and-go whether
ce n'était pas certain que +subj
to be on a certain plane
être à un certain niveau
to be on a certain plane (be superior)
avoir un certain niveau
to cruise at [a certain altitude]
voler à [une altitude]
to cruise at [a certain speed]
rouler à [une vitesse]
to be/feel sure (that) ...
être certain que ...
to be sure to +infin
être certain de +infin
a sure sign of sth
un signe certain de qc
to be sure form
être certain
to know for sure that ...
être certain que ...

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

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I.certain(e) [sɛʀtɛ̃, ɛn] ADJ

II.certain(e) [sɛʀtɛ̃, ɛn] ADJ indef

III.certain(e) [sɛʀtɛ̃, ɛn] PRON pl

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un/une dénommé Durand
a certain Durand
être soumis à des contraintes
to be subject to certain constraints
éprouver une certaine/de l'attirance pour qn
to feel a certain/an attraction to sb
restreint à un petit cercle/certaines personnes
restricted to a small circle/certain people

certain Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a Ron Tyler phoned
un certain Ron Tyler a téléphoné
on the right/wrong side of certain age
ne pas avoir/avoir dépassé un certain âge
to be uncertain whether ...
ne pas être certain si ...
to fail on a number of counts
échouer pour un certain nombre de raisons
to do sth up to a point
faire qc jusqu'à un certain point
with detachment/a certain detachment
avec détachement/un certain détachement
from a certain point of view
d'un certain point de vue
to be right up to a point
avoir raison jusqu'à un certain point
it's OK up to a point
ça va jusqu'à un certain point inf
to feel a certain/an attraction to sb
éprouver une certaine/de l'attirance pour qn
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Paraldehyde is an anti-epileptic and used to treat certain convulsive disorders and its main use was for sedation.
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The villagers used to store grain close to the shrine, certain that nobody would steal it and thereby violate the sanctity of the shrine.
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They did this by defining an object called a relative dvissage which is well-suited to certain kinds of inductive arguments.
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For this reason, certain benzodiazepines are better suited to treat insomnia than others.
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This seems to me to involve a certain hypocrisy, or at very least a double standard.
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Since the sine of the angle peaks at 90 degrees, a reading could indicate either a certain direction or the exact opposite direction.
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The school, in turn, has sought legal advice on whether it can boot out certain students as a way of severing relations with parents it doesn't like.
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These creatures literally live within certain types of rock and travel as ink travels through a blotter.
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This has become standard procedure for certain offences such as impaired driving.
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Insofar as the new abstract painters employ old tropes and methods with a certain insouciant abandon, one might call them the new casualists.
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