certainties in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for certainties in the English»French Dictionary

certainty [Brit ˈsəːt(ə)nti, Am ˈsərtnti] N

1. certainty (sure thing):

certainty

certitude f (about quant à)

moral certainties

certitudes morales

for a certainty

à coup sûr

it's by no means a certainty

ce n'est pas du tout sûr (that que)

+ subj) this candidate is a certainty for election

ce candidat est sûr d'être élu, ce candidat est une valeur sûre pour les élections

she is a certainty to play at next week's concert

elle est sûre de jouer au concert la semaine prochaine

2. certainty U (guarantee):

certainty

certitude f (of de)

we have no certainty of success

nous ne sommes pas certains de réussir

we cannot say with any certainty whether he will recover

nous ne pouvons dire avec certitude s'il va se rétablir

racing certainty N

racing certainty

certitude f

it's a racing certainty that he'll be fit

j'ai la certitude qu'il sera en forme

moral certainty N U

moral certainty

certitude f morale

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to harden into suspicions, dislike, guidelines: certainty, hatred, strict rules

se cristalliser en

it's a practical certainty that …

c'est pratiquement certain que …

absolute certainty, discretion, minimum, proof, right etc

absolu

sweet certainty, hope, solace

doux/douce

Translations for certainties in the French»English Dictionary

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certitude (gén) (caractère indubitable)

certainty

c'est maintenant une certitude

it's now a certainty

quasi-certitude

near certainty

assurance (certitude)

certainty

certainties in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for certainties in the English»French Dictionary

certainty [ˈsɜ:tənti, Am ˈsɜ:r-] N

certainty

certitude f

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to look like a virtual certainty

paraître comme une certitude

Translations for certainties in the French»English Dictionary

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quasi-certitude

practical certainty

donner qc pour certain

to say sth is a certainty

certainties Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to look like a virtual certainty

paraître comme une certitude

to say sth is a certainty

donner qc pour certain

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the first place he preaches certainties and not doubts.

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He emphasized the law's historical and human dimensions rather than its certainties and extremes.

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But one of the few certainties to emerge from research into low-level radiation since 1986 is that different species react to chronic exposure in different ways.

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