Usage examples of "certain" in English with translation to French

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Translations: all79 certain55 sûr11 convaincu1 other translations12

Make certain where the emergency exit is before you go to bed at a hotel. À l'hôtel, vérifiez où est la sortie de secours avant d'aller au lit.

Death is certain to all, all shall die. La mort est une certitude pour tout le monde, nous mourrons tous.

The third star belonged to a certain king. La troisième étoile appartenait à un roi.

I'm looking for a certain old woman. Je cherche une vieille femme.

It is not certain when he came here. La date de son arrivée ici est incertaine.

How certain are you that he's a criminal? Quelle certitude avez-vous qu'il soit un criminel ?

I do not know for certain when he will come. Je ne sais pas avec certitude quand il viendra.

I don't know for certain when he will arrive. Je ne sais avec certitude quand il arrivera.

There is a certain amount of truth in what he's saying. Il y a une part de vérité dans ce qu'il dit.

Then an argument developed between some of John's disciples and a certain Jew about purification. Il s'éleva de la part des disciples de Jean une dispute avec un Juif au sujet de la purification.

Just because a certain book does not interest readers does not mean that the fault lies in the book. Ce n'est pas parce qu'un livre n'intéresse pas les lecteurs que la faute se situe forcément dans le livre.

Even though a daughter rarely likes her mother's lover, a mother always has a certain attraction for her daughter's lover. Si une fille aime rarement l'amant de sa mère, une mère a toujours un faible pour l'amant de sa fille.

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