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certain I. adjectiv

1. anumit, anume, un(ul), oarecare;

a certain person a) o anumită persoană; b) necuratul;

a certain Jones un oarecare Jones, un anume Jones;

certain people unii (oameni);

he felt a certain joy simţea / încerca o oarecare bucurie;

in a certain degree / to a certain extent într-o anumită măsură;

under certain conditions în anumte condiţii.

2. precis, definit, hotărât;

he had no certain abode nu avea locuinţă precisă sau stabilă.

3. sigur, categoric, cert, indiscutabil, precis; vădit, evident;

it is certain fact e un fapt sigur;

to my certain knowledge după cum ştiu, în mod precis; cum te văd şi cum mă vezi;

he is certain to come va veni cu siguranţă, negreşit.

4. încredinţat, convins, sigur;

to feel certain a fi sigur / convins;

to make certain a se convinge, a se asigura; a fi sigur;

not to know for certain a nu şti sigur.

5. (mat.) fixat, definit, determinat.

certain II. substantiv

1. (rar) un anume, un oarecare.

2. (înv. ) siguranţă, certitudine.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

I think I made certain of a good deal, Mr. Holmes.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

They always fill me with a certain horror.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I stayed long enough to make certain that the house was absolutely empty.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

One thing was certain: the Morses had not cared to have him for himself or for his work.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

You are in the habit of doing up your boots in a certain way.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

We shall both swear to leave you at home if you drink too deep to a certain pair of eyes.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

I replied that I was certain he was; but that I had not known him long myself, though he was a friend of my aunt's.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

I made certain that it contained the proper equipment of oars, rowlocks, and sail.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

Actinex is an antioxidant, and it may block certain enzymes needed for tumor growth.

(Actinex, NCI Dictionary)

I had never set eyes on him before, so much was certain.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

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