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certainement
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English
French
French
certainly [Brit ˈsəːt(ə)nli, Am ˈsərtnli] ADV
certainly (without doubt)
certainement
certainly (indicating assent)
certainement, bien sûr
certainly not!
certainement pas!
it's certainly possible that …
il est tout à fait possible que …
+ subj ‘may I borrow your pen?’—‘certainly’
‘je peux vous emprunter votre stylo?’—‘bien sûr’
this exercise is certainly very difficult
cet exercice est vraiment très difficile
we shall certainly attend the meeting
nous serons à la réunion sans faute
certainly sir/madam
(mais) certainement, monsieur/madame
she was almost certainly innocent
elle était presque certainement innocente
he certainly got his revenge! iron
c'est sûr qu'il a pris sa revanche!
it is certainly true that they treated him unfairly
c'est bien vrai qu'il a été injustement traité
‘are you annoyed?’—‘I most certainly am!’
‘tu es fâché?’—‘ah! ça, oui alors!’
he certainly backed a winner when he married her
il a vraiment joué gagnant en l'épousant
it's certainly different!
c'est vraiment original!
French
French
English
English
assurément (pour autoriser)
most certainly
assurément pas (pour refuser)
certainly not
certainement
certainly
je n'irai certainement pas!
I certainly won't go!
tu y es certainement pour quelque chose!
you have certainly got something to do with it!
certainement
certainly
‘tu peux m'aider?’—‘mais certainement!’
‘can you help me?’—‘certainly’ ou ‘of course’
certainement pas!
certainly not!
sûrement
certainly
sûrement pas, sûrement que non inf
certainly not
il est séduisant, certes, mais prétentieux
he is good-looking, certainly, but he is conceited
‘c'est une question d'honneur?’—‘certes non!’
‘is it a question of honour?’—‘certainly not!’
nous voulions du soleil, nous sommes servis
we wanted some sunshine and we've certainly got it
ah non alors!
certainly not!
surtout pas!
certainly not!
English
English
French
French
certainly ADV
1. certainly (surely):
certainly
certainement
she certainly is right!
elle a raison, c'est sûr !
2. certainly (gladly):
certainly
bien sûr
“do you want to come along?” — “certainly!”
“tu veux venir aussi ?” — “avec plaisir !”
French
French
English
English
sûrement
certainly
assurément
certainly
certitude
certainly
certainement
certainly
il n'est certes pas doué
he's certainly not talented
ah non alors!
certainly not!
elle ne se refuser rien! iron hum
she certainly does herself well!
ça non!
certainly not!
on peut dire que qn a bien fait qc
sb certainly did sth well
English
English
French
French
certainly ADV
1. certainly (surely):
certainly
certainement
she certainly is right!
elle a raison, c'est sûr !
2. certainly (gladly):
certainly
bien sûr
“do you want to come along?” – “certainly!”
“tu veux venir aussi ?” – “avec plaisir !”
French
French
English
English
assurément
certainly
certitude
certainly
sûrement
certainly
certainement
certainly
il n'est certes pas doué
he's certainly not talented
ah non alors!
certainly not!
elle ne se refuser rien! iron hum
she certainly does herself well!
ça non!
certainly not!
on peut dire que qn a bien fait qc
sb certainly did sth well
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
she certainly is right!
elle a raison, c'est sûr !
“do you want to come along?” — “certainly!”
“tu veux venir aussi ?” — “avec plaisir !”
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
The team with the highest combined score is the winner.
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If only two players are playing, they keep score until a certain number of points determines a winner.
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That win paid her the winner's share of $300,000.
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The winners face off in the final two matches to define the winner of the competition.
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Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned.
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