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certain
UK: /ˈsɜː.tən/ US: /ˈsɝː-/Translation
adj
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⇨ seguro,ra
They're certain they're going to win the match Están seguros de que van a ganar el partido
Do you know for certain? ¿Estás seguro?
⇨ convencido,da
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⇨ determinado,da
⇨ cierto,ta
There is a certain boy in my class who is always telling jokes Hay cierto chico en mi clase que siempre está contando chistes
for certain
⇨ con seguridad
to make certain (that)
⇨ asegurarse (de que)
■ pron. La c se pronuncia como una s(Definition of certain adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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