Usage examples of "certo" in Italian with translation to English

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Questo libro ha un certo valore. This book has a certain value.
Era, fino a un certo punto, soddisfatto del risultato. He was, to some degree, satisfied with the result.
Un certo signor Dell la sta aspettando nel suo ufficio, signora Stevens. Someone called Mr Dell is waiting for you in your office, Mrs Stevens.
Certo, mi piace giocare a carte. Certainly, I like playing cards.
La terza stella apparteneva a un certo re. The third star belonged to a certain king.
Ciò che intende è ragionevole in un certo senso. What she means is reasonable in a certain sense.
Quello che intende è ragionevole in un certo senso. What she means is reasonable in a certain sense.
Nessuno sapeva per certo com'era successo l'incidente. No one knew for certain how the accident happened.
Certi animali stanno scomparendo velocemente. Certain animals are fast disappearing.
Certe ferite non si rimarginano mai. Some wounds time never heals.
Certamente, mi piace giocare a carte. Certainly, I like playing cards.
Certe stelle sono difficilmente osservabili a occhio nudo. Some stars are hardly visible to the naked eye.
Quasi certamente lei passerà l'esame. She'll almost certainly pass the test.
Certe persone pensano che i gatti neri portino sfortuna. Some people believe that black cats bring bad luck.
Tom è certamente bravo coi numeri. Tom certainly is good with numbers.
Per poter perdere peso certe persone saltano dei pasti. In order to lose weight some people skip meals.
Certe religioni non permettono questa combinazione. Certain religions do not allow this combination.
La madre è certa, il padre no. The mother is certain, the father is not.
Tom è certamente bravo con i numeri. Tom certainly is good with numbers.
Certamente Tom sa molte cose di francese. Tom certainly knows a lot of French.
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