English | French |
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sure | assuré |
sure | sûr |
sure | certain |
sure | infaillible |
sure | vraiment |
sure | certainement |
sure | sûrement |
sure | sans doute |
French | English |
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sure | positive |
sûre | unfailingly |
English - Wordnet 3.0 | |
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ADJECTIVE (9) 1. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; - Example: "felt certain of success" - Example: "was sure (or certain) she had seen it" - Example: "was very sure in his beliefs" - Example: "sure of her friends" [syn: certain(p), sure] 2. exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; - Example: "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through" - Example: "be sure to lock the doors" [syn: certain, sure] 3. certain to occur; destined or inevitable; - Example: "he was certain to fail" - Example: "his fate is certain" - Example: "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin - Example: "he faced certain death" - Example: "sudden but sure regret" - Example: "he is sure to win" [syn: certain, sure] 4. physically secure or dependable; - Example: "a sure footing" - Example: "was on sure ground" 5. reliable in operation or effect; - Example: "a quick and certain remedy" - Example: "a sure way to distinguish the two" - Example: "wood dust is a sure sign of termites" [syn: certain, sure] 6. (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; - Example: "a sure (or trusted) friend" [syn: sure, trusted] 7. infallible or unfailing; - Example: "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment" 8. certain not to fail; - Example: "a sure hand on the throttle" 9. impossible to doubt or dispute; - Example: "indisputable (or sure) proof" [syn: indisputable, sure] ADVERB (1) 1. definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); - Example: "the results are surely encouraging" - Example: "she certainly is a hard worker" - Example: "it's going to be a good day for sure" - Example: "they are coming, for certain" - Example: "they thought he had been killed sure enough" - Example: "he'll win sure as shooting" - Example: "they sure smell good" - Example: "sure he'll come" [syn: surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting] |