Sure in spanish
pronunciation: poʊɹ̩supuestoʊ part of speech: adjective
sure [surer -comp., surest -sup.] = seguro. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: The surest way to arrive at such a decision is to be guided by principles of helpful citation order.more:
» as sure as eggs is eggs = como dos y dos son cuatro.
Example: You know the kind of thing: if you put your hand in the fire then, as sure as eggs is eggs, your hand will get burnt.» be a/one sure way of/to = ser una forma segura de.
Example: This is one sure way to watch one's health and dancing go right down the drain.» be a sure bet = ser una apuesta segura, ser algo casi seguro, ser casi seguro, ser habas contadas.
Example: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.» be a (sure) sign of = ser una señal (segura) de, ser un indicio (seguro) de.
Example: Frequent blow-ups and makeups that happen multiple times a week are a sure sign of a love-hate relationship.» be a sure thing = ser algo seguro, ser seguro, ser habas contadas.
Example: Whatever happens next will require cooperation from Congress, hardly a sure thing.» be dead sure = estar completamente seguro, estar segurísimo, poner la mano en el fuego.
Example: The men had tails, pointed ears, and she was dead sure she had seen claws on their bare feet and hands.» be doubly sure = asegurarse, estar doblemente seguro, salir de duda(s), salir de la duda.
Example: Nothing unusual was felt in the breast exam but she sent me for an ultrasound - just to be doubly sure.» be sure = estar seguro, asegurarse.
Example: Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.» be unsure about/of = no estar seguro de.
Example: The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.» check to make sure = asegurarse.
Example: The system checks to make sure that no orders for the vendor are in the file and then displays a screen summarizing the vendor to be deleted.» cocksure = creído, engreído, arrogante, presuntuoso, gallito, petulante.
Example: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.» ensure [insure, -USA] = asegurar, garantizar.
Example: The acquisition policy's purpose is to ensure that the library has the right sort of material for its particular needs, and in the right quantities.» for sure = con certeza, de seguro, a ciencia cierta.
Example: It's been a tough decision, but now it's made, and I'm coming back for sure.» I sure wish = me gustaría muchísimo, ciertamente me gustaría.
Example: 'I sure wish I had a better handle on this contract language,' he said.» know for + sure = saber con certeza, saber de seguro, saber a ciencia cierta, conocer a ciencia cierta, conocer con certeza, conocer de seguro.
Example: The whole extent of Chernobyl's damage -- both in terms of human casualties and environmental destruction -- may never be known for sure.» make + double sure = comprobar, verificar, verificar dos veces.
Example: He said firefighters were there mostly to make double sure it wasn't still smoldering.» make + sure = asegurarse, estar seguro, comprobar, salir de duda(s), salir de la duda, verificar, cerciorarse.
Example: DOBIS/LIBIS first checks the borrower's number to make sure that it is in the files and is valid.» on (a) sure footing = sobre suelo firme, sobre una base sólida.
Example: In both instances, we immediately advanced them the money they needed to get back on a sure footing.» one thing is for sure = algo es seguro.
Example: Only time will tell, but one thing is for sure, it takes two to tango.» sure enough = efectivamente, sin duda alguna, en efecto.
Example: I told my roommate he can't come to Florida for spring break unless he shaves his chest, and sure enough he did.» sure-fire [surefire] = infalible, garantizado, asegurado, segurísimo, de éxito seguro, de éxito garantizado, de éxito asegurado.
Example: For example, asking where someone was born is not a sure-fire way of finding out what their accent is and may lead to erroneous assumptions.» sure-footed = con pie firme.
Example: It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.» to be sure = sin duda, sin lugar a dudas, ciertamente, efectivamente, por supuesto.
Example: To be sure, there is not much flexibility in the classical bookform catalog.» unsure = inseguro, poco seguro.
Example: Then came Bea Trixle, taking unsure wobbly steps in her fancy shoes, and three or four people I didn't recognize.