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certain adjectif | certain◼◼◼(sure, positive, not doubting) certain◼◼◼(not specifically named, indeterminate, indefinite) sure [surer, surest]◼◼◻(certain in one's knowledge or belief) |
certain determiner | certain◼◼◼(having been determined but not specified) some◼◻◻(certain proportion of) |
certain adjectif {f} | sure [surer, surest]◼◼◻(certain, reliable) |
certainement adverbe | certainly◼◼◼(with certainty) certainly◼◼◼(without doubt, surely) certainly◼◼◼(emphatic affirmative answer) definitely◼◼◼(without question and beyond doubt) indeed◼◼◻(modal: truly; in fact; actually) verily◼◼◻(confidently, certainly) |
certains determiner {Pl} | some◼◼◼(certain proportion of) |
au résultat incertain adjectif | dicey [dicier, diciest](of uncertain, risky outcome) |
d'une certaine façon adverbe | so to speak◼◼◼(in a manner of speaking) |
dans un certain sens preposition | in a way◼◼◼(to a certain degree, or in a certain sense) |
dans une certaine mesure preposition | to some extent◼◼◼(in part) in a way◼◻◻(to a certain degree, or in a certain sense) |
dans une certaine mesure adverbe | up to a point◼◻◻(to a certain extent) |
d’une certaine façon preposition | in a way◼◼◼(to a certain degree, or in a certain sense) |
es-tu allergique à certains médicaments? phrase | are you allergic to any medications(familiar) |
incertain adjectif | uncertain◼◼◼(not known for certain; questionable) uncertain◼◼◼(not yet determined; undecided) uncertain◼◼◼(variable and subject to change) unsure◼◼◻(uncertain) indecisive◼◻◻(inconclusive or uncertain) |
incertain adjectif {m} | equivocal◼◻◻(capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters) equivocal◼◻◻(having several applicable significations) wide open(unresolved) |
narrateur incertain nom {m} | unreliable narrator(in literary theory) |
narratrice incertaine nom {f}; narrateur douteux {m} | unreliable narrator(in literary theory) |
êtes-vous allergique à certains médicaments? phrase | are you allergic to any medications◼◼◼(polite) |
être incertain verbe | dither [dithered, dithering, dithers](to be uncertain unable to make a decision) |