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I. cer·tain [ˈsɜ:tən, Am ˈsɜ:rt-] ADJ

1. certain:

certain (sure)
sicher
certain (unavoidable)
gewiss
certain (unavoidable)
bestimmt
one thing is certain
eines ist sicher
that was certain to happen
das musste ja so kommen
it is not yet certain
es ist noch nicht ganz klar
to face certain death
dem [sicheren] Tod ins Auge blicken
for certain
ganz sicher
I don't know yet for certain
ich weiß noch nicht genau
one thing is for certain
eines ist sicher
I can't say for certain
ich bin mir nicht ganz sicher
to mean certain death
den sicheren Tod bedeuten
to feel certain [that ...]
sicher [o. [fest] [davon] überzeugt] sein[, dass ...]
to make certain [that ...] (ensure)
darauf achten[, dass ...]
to make certain [that ...] (check)
sich acc vergewissern[, dass ...]
please make certain that you turn off the oven
schalte bitte unbedingt den Herd aus
to make certain of sth
sich acc einer S. gen vergewissern
to seem certain [that ...]
davon ausgehen[, dass ...]
to seem certain [that ...]
zuversichtlich sein[, dass ...]
to be certain about [or of] sth
sich dat einer S. gen sicher sein
are you certain about that?
sind Sie sich dessen wirklich sicher?
no one is quite certain about him yet
bis jetzt kennt ihn noch keiner so recht
are you certain about driving home alone?
willst du wirklich allein nach Hause fahren?
to be certain [that] sb does sth
sicher sein, dass jd etw tut
I wouldn't be too certain that ...
ich wäre mir [ja] nicht so sicher, dass ...
to be certain [that] sth will happen
[sich dat] sicher sein, dass etw geschehen wird
that vase is certain to be knocked over
die Vase wird bestimmt irgendjemand umstoßen
to be certain to do sth (intend)
etw bestimmt tun
to be certain to do sth (check) be certain to lock the door
vergewissern Sie sich, dass die Tür abgeschlossen ist

2. certain attr, inv (limited):

certain
gewiss
to a certain extent
in gewissem Maße
up to a certain point
bis zu einem gewissen Grad

3. certain attr, inv:

certain (specified)
gewiss
certain (unspecified also)
bestimmt
at a certain age
in einem bestimmten Alter
a certain Steve Rukus
ein gewisser Steve Rukus

4. certain attr, inv (particular):

certain
bestimmt
certain
gewiss
in certain circumstances
unter gewissen Umständen

II. cer·tain [ˈsɜ:tən, Am ˈsɜ:rt-] PRON pl

certain of his works/the candidates
einige seiner Arbeiten/einige Kandidaten

cer·tain an·ˈnu·ity N ECON, FIN

certain annuity
zeitlich befristete Rente
OpenDict entry

to excel in certain areas VB

to excel in certain areas
in bestimmten Bereichen herausstechen
by-products arising from certain processes
bei bestimmten Prozessen anfallende Nebenprodukte
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bestimmte Maßnahmen lockern
to ease certain measures
einen bestimmten Wertmaßstab/bestimmte Wertmaßstäbe anlegen
to apply a certain standard/certain standards
gewiss
certain
eine gewisse Frau Schmidt
a [certain] Ms Schmidt
[bis] zu einem gewissen Grad[e]
to a certain degree
gewiss
certain
sich dat einer S. gen gewiss sein form
to be certain [or sure] of sth
siegessicher
certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory pred
siegessicher sein
to be certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory [or winning]
siegessicher
certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory
siegesbewusst
certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory pred
siegesbewusst sein
to be certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory [or winning]
siegesbewusst
certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory
siegesgewiss
certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory pred
siegesgewissr sein
to be certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory [or winning]
siegesgewiss
certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

Todesfall-Zeitrente
survivorship life annuity certain

Klett Biology Glossary

to have a certain shelf life
begrenzt haltbar sein

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be sure [or certain]/unsure [or uncertain]about sth
sich dat einer S. gen sicher/unsicher sein
über einen gewissen Zeitraum währen
to last a certain period of time
[mit jdm] [irgendwie] verfahren
to deal with sb [in a certain way]
eine bestimmte Handschrift haben
to have a certain style of handwriting
irgendwie anlaufen
to change colour [or Am -or] in a certain manner

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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 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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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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In their configuration users can specify individuals whose emails are never considered spam, or change the scores for certain rules.
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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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