Usage examples of "know for a certainty" in English with translation to French

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

Please wait here for a while. S'il vous plaît, attendez un peu ici.

You never know for sure. On n'est jamais certain.

Researchers at the university of Paderborn have established that it took up to 2000 hours of English learning for a French speaker to speak English correctly. Given that there are 32 weeks of classes in a year and with 3 hours of lessons every week, 20.83 years of study are thus necessary for a French person to speak good English. Des chercheurs de l'université de Paderborn ont établi qu'il fallait 2000 heures d'apprentissage de l'anglais à un francophone pour parler correctement. Sachant qu'il y a 32 semaines de cours par an et à 3h de cours par semaine, il faut donc 20,83 ans d'études à un Français pour bien parler anglais.

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

He went out for a walk with his dog. Il sortit se promener avec son chien.

He just drones on and on but hardly even touches on what we need to know for the test. Il ne fait que discourir encore et encore mais c'est à peine s'il aborde les points importants pour l'examen.

She had good reason to file for a divorce. Elle avait une bonne raison de demander le divorce.

We waited in the park for a long time. Nous avons attendu longtemps dans le parc.

The flame flickered for a moment, then died out. La flamme vacilla pendant un moment, puis mourut.

No matter where in the world or when, a parent's love for a child is the same. Peu importe l'endroit au monde, l'amour d'un parent pour son enfant est le même.

It's boring to wait for a train. C'est ennuyeux d'attendre un train.

I am just going for a walk. Je vais juste faire une promenade.

"Honey, quick, quick. There's this website called Tatoeba that's auctioning it's sentence collection for a cent each! They've even got special offers like buy 100 sentences and get 1 free!" "Ah great! now people collect sentences as a hobby?! what's the world coming to!" Chérie, vite, vite. Ce site web, Tatoeba, vend ses collections de phrases aux enchères pour un cent chacune ! Ils ont même une offre spéciale du type pour cent achetées on vous en offre une !" "Ah super ! maintenant les gens collectionnent les phrases ! mais où va le monde ?"

For a refund, you must return the item unopened. Pour un remboursement, vous devez retourner l'article dans son emballage non ouvert.

I am looking for a job, sir. Je recherche un emploi, Monsieur.

On weekends I take my dogs out for a long walk in the park. Le week-end, j'emmène mes chiens dehors pour une longue promenade dans le parc.

We discussed the problem for a long time. Nous avons discuté du problème depuis longtemps déjà.

It is like looking for a needle in a haystack. C'est comme chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin.

I will stay here for a short period. Je ne resterai pas longtemps ici.

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