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certainly

UK: /ˈsɜː.tən.li/ US: /ˈsɝː-/

Translation

adv
seguro
It will certainly rain today
Seguro que hoy llueve
con toda certeza
desde luego
por supuesto
I'll certainly help you with your homework
Por supuesto que te ayudaré con tus deberes
It certainly is cold here, isn't it?
Sí que hace frío aquí, ¿no?
Will you come tomorrow? Certainly
¿Vas a venir mañana? Por supuesto
(Definition of certainly adv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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