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

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1. certainty (sure thing):

certainty

certitude f (about quant à)

moral certainties

certitudes morales

for a certainty

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

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moral certainty N U

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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

sweet certainty, hope, solace

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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

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certainty [ˈsɜr·t ə n·ti] N

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certainty

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to look like a virtual certainty

paraître comme une certitude

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quasi-certitude

practical certainty

donner qc pour certain

to say sth is a certainty

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While it may be true that some definitions contain descriptions which lack mathematical certainty, such precision and definiteness is not essential to constitutionality. en.wikipedia.org

This game was attended by almost 12000 fans and won by 5-0, gaining the club mathematic certainty about crowning themselves 2013-14 division champions. en.wikipedia.org

It is known with certainty only from immature specimens. en.wikipedia.org

It is not known with certainty until when it had been active. en.wikipedia.org

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

This family can not yet be taxonomically classified in any of the ascomycetous classes and orders with any degree of certainty (incertae sedis). en.wikipedia.org

Its origins are not known with certainty, but it may be an evolution of the "warizuka". en.wikipedia.org

In terms of the "ius certum" principle (the principle of certainty), the crime must not, as formulated, be vague or unclear. en.wikipedia.org

In reality, we know nothing with certainty of his origin. en.wikipedia.org

However, its exact phylogenetic position is not known with much certainty due to its mixture of primitive and derived tetrapod characters. en.wikipedia.org

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