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sure

1. adjective gen sûr/-e (about, of de);
   I'm not ~ when he's coming je ne sais pas trop quand il viendra;
   we'll be there tomorrow for ~! on y sera demain sans faute!;
   nobody knows for ~ personne ne (le) sait au juste;
   to make ~ that (ascertain) s'assurer que;
   (ensure) faire en sorte que;
   he's ~ to fail il va sûrement échouer;
   to be ~ of oneself être sûr/-e de soi.

2. adverb ‘~!’ (of course) ‘bien sûr!’;
   ~ enough effectivement.

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'sure' found in these entries:

English:

certain - confident - definite - fact - fairly - feel - horse - made - oneself - positive - quite - see - sure-fire - sure-footed - too - whether

French:

assuré - assurer - bien - certain - déroulement - dire - doute - douter - essayer - hésiter - louper - manquer - mars - prévoir - sorte - súr - valeur - veiller

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Principal Translations/Principales traductions
sure	adj	(certain)	certain adj
I'm sure that I turned off the stove.
Je suis certain d'avoir éteint la cuisinière.
sure	adj	(confident) confiant	sûr adj
The athlete was sure of his skills.
L'athlète était sûr de ses moyens.
sure	interj	(Yes!)	bien sûr interj
Will I help you move? Sure!
Si je vais t'aider à déménager ? Mais bien sûr !
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
sure	adj	(hand: firm) assuré	sûr adj
The cook cut the meat with a sure hand.
Le cuisinier découpa la viande d'une main sûre.
sure	adj	(infallible)	sûr, infallible adj
For many, their conscience is the one, sure guide.
Beaucoup pensent que leur conscience est le seul guide sûr (or: infaillible).
sure	adj	(inevitable)	assuré adj
Today's game is a sure win for us.
La victoire est assurée pour nous dans ce match.
sure	adv	colloquial (surely)	sûrement adv
It sure is going to be a hot day.
Cela va sûrement être une journée très chaude.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
be sure			être sûr
for sure			à coup sûr
for sure		adv	certainement (de façon sûre)
it's a sure sign that (it's a sure sign that)			c'est la preuve que
made sure			assuré de
make sure		vpr	s'assurer ⇒ (être certain)
make sure of		v	s'assurer de
sure as hell (it sure as hell)		phrase	une chose est sûre
sure enough			et ça n'a pas manqué !
sure of oneself		adj	sûr de soi
sure thing			chose certaine
sure-footed		adj	agile (habile)
that's for sure			bien sûr
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en être aussi sûre
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