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cert

(sɜːt)

informal something that is a certainty, esp a horse that is certain to win a race (esp in the phrase a dead cert)

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cert.

1. certificate.

2. certified.

3. certify.

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Noun

cert - an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert"

sure thing, certainty, foregone conclusion - something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"

jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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cert

[sɜːt] N ABBR (Brit) = certainty it's a (dead) cert → es cosa segura
he's a (dead) cert for the job → sin duda le darán el puesto

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cert

[ˈsɜː^rt] n (British) to be a dead cert (= an absolute certainty)
It's a dead cert → Ça ne fait pas un pli.
to be a dead cert for sth [+ job, prize] → pouvoir être sûr(e) d'avoir qch; [+ team] → pouvoir être sûr(e) de faire partie de qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cert

n (Brit inf) a (dead) cert → eine todsichere Sache (inf); it’s a dead cert he’ll be coming → er kommt todsicher (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cert

[sɜːt] n (Brit) (fam) it's a dead cert → non c'è alcun dubbio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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