certainty

certainty
noun
1)

be a certainty — sicher sein; feststehen

regard something as a certainty — etwas für sicher halten

2) (absolute conviction, sure fact, assurance) Gewissheit, die

certainty of or about something/somebody — Gewissheit über etwas/jemanden

certainty that ... — Gewissheit [darüber], dass ...

with some certainty — mit einiger Sicherheit

with certainty, for a certainty — mit Sicherheit od. Bestimmtheit

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plural - certainties; noun
1) (something which cannot be doubted: It's a certainty that he will win.) die Sicherheit
2) (freedom from doubt: Is there any certainty of success?) die Gewißheit
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cer·tain·ty
[ˈsɜ:tənti, AM ˈsɜ:rt-]
n
1. (surety) Gewissheit f
with \certainty mit Sicherheit
to be a \certainty gewiss sein
he'll arrive late, that's a [virtual] \certainty er wird zu spät kommen, darauf kannst du wetten!
death is a \certainty um den Tod kommt keiner herum
2. no pl (state of certainty) Sicherheit f
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['sɜːtəntɪ]
n
1) (= sure fact) Gewissheit f

to know for a certainty that ... — mit Sicherheit wissen, dass ...

he was faced with the certainty of defeat — er sah seiner sicheren Niederlage entgegen

his success is a certainty — er wird mit Sicherheit Erfolg haben, sein Erfolg ist gewiss

the ultimate certainty of death — die letztliche Gewissheit des Todes

there are no certainties in modern Europe — in einem modernen Europa ist nichts gewiss

will it happen? – yes, it's a certainty — wird das passieren? – ja, mit Sicherheit

it's a certainty that ... — es ist absolut sicher, dass ...

2) no pl (= conviction) Gewissheit f, Sicherheit f
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certainty [ˈsɜːtntı; US ˈsɜr-] s
1. Sicherheit f, Bestimmtheit f, Gewissheit f:
know for (auch of) a certainty mit Sicherheit wissen;
it is a certainty that he will come er kommt mit Sicherheit oder bestimmt
2. Überzeugung f
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noun
1)

be a certainty — sicher sein; feststehen

regard something as a certainty — etwas für sicher halten

2) (absolute conviction, sure fact, assurance) Gewissheit, die

certainty of or about something/somebody — Gewissheit über etwas/jemanden

certainty that ... — Gewissheit [darüber], dass ...

with some certainty — mit einiger Sicherheit

with certainty, for a certainty — mit Sicherheit od. Bestimmtheit

* * *
n.
Gewissheit f.
Sicherheit f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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