sure

Pronúncia: ʃʊəʳ, ʃɔːʳ
    adjective
  1. segur, cert.
  2. [aim, etc.] ferm, decidit, convençut.
  3. [hand, touch] segur, ferm.
  4. as sure as (fate / eggs) de bo de bo, cert com que dos i dos fan quatre.
  5. put it in a sure place posa-ho en un lloc segur.
  6. with a sure step amb pas ferm.

    7. [with to be]
  7. to be sure! és clar!, efectivament!
  8. and there he was, to be sure i era allí, efecticament.
  9. are you quite sure? n'estàs del tot (segur / convençut)?
  10. I'm perfectly sure n'estic perfectament segur.
  11. to be sure about something estar segur d'alguna cosa.
  12. I'm not so sure about that no n'estic del tot (convençut / segur).
  13. to be sure of oneself estar segur d'un mateix.
  14. to be sure that... estar convençut que..., ben segur que...
  15. it is sure that he will come segur que vindrà.
  16. I'm sure I don't know de debò que no ho sé.
  17. it is sure to rain segur que plourà.
  18. he is sure to come segurament vindrà.
  19. be sure to turn the gas off tingues la precaució de tallar el gas.
  20. be sure to go and see her no t'oblidis d'anar a veure-la.

  21. I don't know for sure whether... no sé del cert si...
  22. that's for sure és segur.
  23. he'll come next time for sure vindrà la pròxima vegada (sens falta / segur).

  24. to make sure of facts (verificar / comprovar / confirmar) uns fets.
  25. to make sure of someone assegurar-se del suport d'algú.
  26. (in order) to make quite sure per tal d'assegurar-se'n del tot.
  27. it's best to make sure val més estar-ne segur.
    28. adverb
  28. sure! especially United States sí!, és clar!, evidentment!, certament!, ja ho crec!
  29. sure enough ben segur, efectivament.
  30. he'll come sure enough ben segur que vindrà, vindrà segurament.
  31. it's petrol sure enough efectivament és gasolina, ben segur que és gasolina.

  32. United States de debó, realment.
  33. he sure was rich aquest sí que era ric, aquest era ric de debò.
  34. that meat was sure tough la carn era (dura de debò / realment dura).