certainly

cer·tain·ly  (sûrtn-l)

adv.

1. Undoubtedly; definitely: This is certainly not my writing.

2. By all means; of course: You may certainly join us.

3. Surely: They certainly are hard workers.

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certainly [ˈsɜːt^ənlɪ]

adv

with certainty; without doubt he certainly rides very well

sentence substitute

by all means; definitely: used in answer to questions

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

certainly - definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" for certain, for sure, sure, sure as shooting, surely, sure enough colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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certainly

adverb definitely, surely, truly, absolutely, undoubtedly, positively, decidedly, without doubt, unquestionably, undeniably, without question, unequivocally, indisputably, assuredly, indubitably, doubtlessly, come hell or high water, irrefutably I'll certainly do all I can to help.

Translations

certainly [ˈsɜːtənlɪ] ADV

1. (= undoubtedly) → con toda certeza, sin duda alguna
if nothing is done there will certainly be an economic crisis → si no se hace nada, con toda certeza or sin duda alguna se producirá una crisis económica
your answer is almost certainly right → casi seguro que or casi con seguridad tu respuesta está bien
it is certainly true that → desde luego es verdad or cierto que ...

2. (= definitely) something should certainly be done about that → decididamente, deberían hacer algo al respecto
I will certainly get it finished by tomorrow → definitivamente lo termino para mañana
it's certainly better → desde luego es mucho mejor
this computer is certainly an improvement on the old one → este ordenador es sin ninguna duda mejor que el antiguo
it certainly impressed me → ya lo creo que me impresionó
I shall certainly be there → no faltaré, seguro que estaré
you certainly did that well → desde luego eso lo hiciste bien
I would certainly like to try → desde luego(que)me gustaría probar
such groups most certainly exist → esos grupos existen con toda seguridad

3. (in answer to questions, requests) "could you give me a lift?" - "certainly!" → -¿me podrías llevar? -¡claro(que sí)! or ¡por supuesto! or ¡faltaría más!
certainly madam! → ¡con mucho gusto, señora!, ¡por supuesto, señora!
"wouldn't you agree?" - "oh, certainly" → -¿estás de acuerdo? -sí, desde luego
"had you forgotten?" - "certainly not" → -¿se le había olvidado? -por supuesto que no or claro que no
"would you ever eat snake?" - "certainly not!" → -¿comerías serpiente? -¡qué va!
"will you accept his offer?" - "certainly not!" → -¿vas a aceptar su oferta? -¡qué va! or ¡de ninguna manera!
"can I go on my own?" - "certainly not!" → -¿puedo ir sola? -¡de eso nada! or ¡ni hablar!

4. (= granted) certainly, she has potential, but → desde luego tiene posibilidades, pero ..., no hay duda de que tiene posibilidades, pero ...

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certainly [ˈsɜː^rt^ənli] adv

(= definitely) [seem, appear] → certainement; [think, expect] → vraiment
I certainly expected something better → Je m'attendais vraiment à quelque chose de mieux.
So it was a surprise? - It certainly was!
BUT C'était donc une surprise? - Ça oui alors!.
certainly not! → certainement pas!
it's certainly true that ... → il ne fait aucun doute que ...

(= of course) → bien sûr

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certainly

adv (= admittedly) → sicher(lich); (= positively, without doubt) → bestimmt, gewiss (geh); it is certainly true that … → es ist sicherlich richtig, dass …; certainly not! → ganz bestimmt nicht, auf keinen Fall!; I certainly will not! → ich denke nicht daran!; certainly! → sicher!, gewiss! (geh)

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certainly [ˈsɜːt/ənlɪ] adv → certamente, certo
certainly! → (ma) certo!
certainly not! → no di certo!
I shall certainly be there → ci sarò sicuramente, ci sarò certamente

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certainly [ˈsɜːt/ənlɪ] adv → certamente, certo
certainly! → (ma) certo!
certainly not! → no di certo!
I shall certainly be there → ci sarò sicuramente, ci sarò certamente

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