certainly

certainly
1) (admittedly) sicher[lich]; (definitely) bestimmt; (clearly) offensichtlich
2) (in answer) [aber] gewiss; [aber] sicher

[most] certainly not! — auf [gar] keinen Fall!

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adverb
1) (definitely: I can't come today, but I'll certainly come tomorrow.) bestimmt
2) (of course: You may certainly have a chocolate.) natürlich
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cer·tain·ly
[ˈsɜ:tənli, AM ˈsɜ:rt-]
adv
1. (surely) sicher[lich]; (without a doubt) bestimmt, gewiss
she \certainly is a looker, isn't she? sie sieht aber echt toll aus!
2. (gladly) gern[e]; (of course) [aber] selbstverständlich, klar fam
\certainly not auf [gar] keinen Fall, [ganz] bestimmt nicht
I \certainly will not! ich denke gar nicht dran!
had you forgotten our anniversary? — \certainly not! hast du unseren Hochzeitstag vergessen? — aber [nein], wo denkst du hin?
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['sɜːtənlI]
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 adv
1. sicher, gewiss, zweifellos, bestimmt
2. (als Antwort) sicherlich!, aber sicher!, bestimmt!, natürlich!
* * *
1) (admittedly) sicher[lich]; (definitely) bestimmt; (clearly) offensichtlich
2) (in answer) [aber] gewiss; [aber] sicher

[most] certainly not! — auf [gar] keinen Fall!

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adv.
bestimmt adv.
gewiss adv.
sicher adv.

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