cert

cert [sɜːt]

n

Informal something that is a certainty, esp a horse that is certain to win a race (esp in the phrase a dead cert)

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cert - an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert" sure thing, certainty, foregone conclusion - something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

cert [sɜːt] N ABBR (Brit) = certainty it's a (dead) cert → es cosa segura
he's a (dead) cert for the job → sin duda le darán el puesto

cert [ˈsɜː^rt] n (British) to be a dead cert (= an absolute certainty)
It's a dead cert → Ça ne fait pas un pli.
to be a dead cert for sth [+ job, prize] → pouvoir être sûr(e) d'avoir qch; [+ team] → pouvoir être sûr(e) de faire partie de qch

cert²

n (Brit inf) a (dead) cert → eine todsichere Sache (inf); it’s a dead cert he’ll be coming → er kommt todsicher (inf)

cert [sɜːt] n (Brit) (fam) it's a dead cert → non c'è alcun dubbio