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1. adj, -r comp -st superl
(gen) sicuro (-a), (definite, convinced) sicuro (-a), certo (-a)

are you sure? — sei sicuro?

it's sure to rain — pioverà di sicuro

I'm sure it's going to rain — sono sicuro che pioverà

I'm not sure how/why/when — non so bene come/perché/quando + sub

be sure to tell me if you see him — mi raccomando, dimmi se lo vedi

to be sure of sth — essere sicuro (-a) di qc

to be sure of o.s. — essere sicuro (-a) di sé

to be sure of one's facts — essere sicuro (-a) dei fatti

you can be sure of a good time there — puoi essere sicuro che ti divertirai

to make sure of sth — assicurarsi di qc

be or make sure you do it right — bada di farlo bene

I'll find out for sure — vedrò di accertarmene

I think I locked up, but I'll just make sure — credo di aver chiuso a chiave, ma voglio assicurarmene

to make sure that — assicurarsi che

I'm going to make sure the door's locked — voglio assicurarmi che la porta sia chiusa a chiave

just to make sure — per sicurezza

do you know for sure? — ne sei proprio sicuro?

she'll leave, for sure — senza dubbio partirà

I'm sure I don't know; I don't know, I'm sure — che vuoi che ne sappia io?

he's a sure thing for president — ha la presidenza assicurata

2. adv

is that O.K.? — sure! — va bene? — certo! or sicuro!

that sure is pretty; that's sure pretty Am — è veramente or davvero carino

sure enough! — (of course) sicuro!, senz'altro!

sure enough — (predictably) infatti

as sure as fate — ovviamente

as sure as eggs is eggs; as sure as I'm standing here — e com'è vero Dio


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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