surely in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for surely in the English»French Dictionary

surely [Brit ˈʃʊəli, ˈʃɔːli, Am ˈʃʊrli] ADV

1. surely (expressing certainty):

surely

sûrement, certainement

I am surely correct

j'ai sûrement raison

surely we've met before?

nous nous sommes déjà rencontrés, n'est-ce pas?, il me semble que nous nous sommes déjà rencontrés?

you noted his phone number, surely?

tu as noté son numéro de téléphone, j'imagine?

surely you can understand that?

c'est quelque chose que tu peux comprendre, n'est-ce pas?

2. surely (expressing surprise):

surely

tout de même, quand même

you're surely not going to eat that!

tu ne vas tout de même pas manger ça!

that surely can't be right!

ça ne peut tout de même pas être vrai!

surely you don't think that's true!

tu ne penses quand même pas que c'est vrai!

surely not!

pas possible!

surely to God or goodness you've written that letter by now!

ne me dis pas que tu n'as pas encore écrit cette lettre!

3. surely (expressing disagreement):

‘it was in 1991’—‘1992, surely’

‘c'était en 1991’—‘1992, tu veux dire’

4. surely (yes):

surely

bien sûr

‘will you meet me?’—‘surely’

‘tu viendras me chercher?’—‘bien sûr’

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slowly but surely

lentement mais sûrement

honestly? surely not!

vraiment? non, sûrement pas!

surely you don't imagine that …?

tu ne vas pas tout de même imaginer que …?

Translations for surely in the French»English Dictionary

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qui va lentement va sûrement prov

slowly but surely

dans le nombre il y aura bien quelqu'un qui me prêtera de l'argent inf

surely one of them will lend me some money

surely in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for surely in the English»French Dictionary

surely [ˈʃɔ:li, Am ˈʃʊrli] ADV

1. surely (certainly):

surely

sûrement

2. surely (said to show astonishment):

surely

tout de même

3. surely (confidently):

surely

avec assurance

4. surely Am (yes, certainly):

surely

bien sûr

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

slowly but surely

lentement, mais sûrement

Translations for surely in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

lentement, mais sûrement

slowly but surely

petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid prov

slowly and surely wins the race

bien (sûrement)

surely

surely Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

slowly but surely

lentement, mais sûrement

slowly and surely wins the race

petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Surely that day will go down in history of the club and thousands of sky blues fans who never forget.

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Environmentalists are arguing that this project will surely pollute the surrounding flora and fauna.

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From the banning of secondary action to minimum requirements for strike ballots, the union's powers were slowly but surely curbed.

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If they smelt him, as they surely would, with his clothes sodden with sweat and dirt, then the game was up.

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Though nationality counts for nothing in the communion of saints, it surely counts in the reception given saints by local churches.

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It was surely well-meant, for she knows how tough the business can be, and how little stands between fame and obscurity.

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This summer will surely be hot... 19 the eventual number of hijackers certificates for private education and four exams the number of planes used.

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My lady, you surely know what is happening, he replied.

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For comely spouses and business professionals, as surely as for appealing politicians, here lies the risk.

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Surely it did not need a financial whizz kid to work out there will be money to be made in this area.

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