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adjectiveaidiacht 1 about truth, correctness of sthcinnte adj3 cmusiúráilte adj3 cmu are you sure? an bhfuil tú cinnte?, an bhfuil tú siúráilte? she knows, I'm sure tá a fhios aici, tá mé cinnte de; tá a fhios aici, táim deimhin de I was sure that I'd find the answers bhí mé cinnte go bhfaighinn na freagraí he's sure it'll be there tá sé cinnte go mbeidh sé ann, tá sé deimhin de go mbeidh sé ann I'm absolutely sure it's mine táim lánchinnte gur liomsa é, tá mé dearfa gur liomsa é, níl aon amhras orm ach gur liomsa é she's fairly sure it was him tá sí measartha cinnte gurbh é a bhí ann, tá sí sách cinnte gurbh é a bhí ann, tá sí siúráilte go maith gurbh é a bhí ann is he sure about that? an bhfuil sé cinnte faoi sin?, an bhfuil sé siúráilte faoi sin? we weren't sure if the boat would sail ní rabhamar cinnte an seolfadh an bád he wasn't sure if it was cooked ní raibh sé cinnte an raibh sé bruite i gceart I'm not too sure what it is níl mé róchinnte cad é atá annfor suremake sure 2 about what you know, believe etccinnte adj3 cmusiúráilte adj3 cmu if you aren't sure, don't buy it mura bhfuil tú cinnte, ná ceannaigh é she was sure where he lived bhí sí cinnte cá raibh sé ina chónaí, bhí a fhios aici cá raibh sé ina chónaí I'm not exactly sure where to begin níl mé róchinnte cá dtosóidh mé, níl mé cinnte go baileach cá dtosóidh mé I'm not sure what's going on nílim cinnte cad atá ag tarlú he's not sure whether he'll play or not níl sé cinnte cé acu a imreoidh sé nó nach n-imreoidh I can't be sure about her ní féidir liom a bheith cinnte fúithi I'm sure of it táim cinnte de, táim deimhin deto be sure 3 of your feelings, reactionscinnte adj3 cmusiúráilte adj3 cmu are you sure you're all right? an bhfuil tú cinnte go bhfuil tú ceart go leor? I wasn't sure I believed it ní raibh mé cinnte ar chreid mé é we're less sure about the others nílimid chomh cinnte céanna faoin gcuid eile 4 entirely confident that's one thing you can be sure of féadfaidh tú a bheith cinnte faoi sin we can't be sure of the figures ní féidir linn a bheith cinnte de na figiúirí he's very sure of himself tá sé an-chinnte de féin, tá an-mhuinín aige as féin she did it sure in the knowledge that she'd be supported rinne sí é agus fios maith aici go mbeadh tacaíocht aici 5 certain to take place something is sure to happen soon is cinnte go dtarlóidh rud éigin gan mhoill he's sure to want a drink is cinnte go dteastóidh deoch uaidh, bí cinnte go mbeidh deoch de dhíth air she's sure to succeed is cinnte go n-éireoidh léi; éireoidh léi, gan aon amhras he was always sure of getting a warm welcome bhí sé cinnte go gcuirfí fáilte chroíúil roimhe i gcónaí, bhí a fhios aige go mbeadh fáilte chroíúil roimhe i gcónaí they're sure of having a lovely day is cinnte go mbeidh lá álainn acube sure to 6 sign, way etc: definitecinnte adj3 cmu he wouldn't look at me, a sure sign of guilt ní bhreathnódh sé orm, comhartha cinnte go raibh sé ciontach; ní fhéachfadh sé orm, comhartha cinnte ciontachta there's no sure way of identifying it níl aon slí chinnte ann le hé a aithint it's a surer way of getting across is bealach níos sábháilte é le dul trasna we did it in the sure and certain knowledge that no one was there rinneamar é agus sinn cinnte dearfa nach raibh aon duine ann, rinneamar é agus fios maith againn nach raibh aon duine annas sure assure enoughsure thing 7 grip, aim etc: strong, unfailing she caught me in a sure grip rug sí greim daingean orm he ran the company with a sure and steady hand bhí stiúir dhaingean aige ar an gcomhlacht he had a sure aim bhí urchar cruinn aige, bhí aimsiú cruinn aige adverbdobhriathar 8 yescinnte cmusiúráilte cmu 'Can I open it?' 'Sure, go ahead.' 'An féidir liom é a oscailt?' 'Cinnte, ar aghaidh leat.'; 'An féidir liom é a oscailt?' 'Cinnte, coinnigh ort.' 9 informalneamhfhoirmeálta (especially USSAM) without doubtmuise cmum'anam cmuar ndóigh cmu sure, it's nice to be home muise, tá sé go deas a bheith sa bhaile; is deas a bheith sa bhaile, m'anam it sure looked like you hit him m'anam go raibh an chuma air gur bhuail tú é; bhí an chuma air gur bhuail tú é, muise 10 (especially USSAM) okay, finecinnte cmusiúráilte cmu 'Will we go now?' 'Sure, we might as well.' 'An imeoimid anois?' 'Cinnte, tá sé chomh maith againn.'; 'An imeoimid anois?' 'Siúráilte, nach bhfuil sé chomh maith dúinn?' I asked if I could come back and they said sure, anytime chuir mé ceist an bhféadfainn teacht ar ais agus dúirt siad go bhféadfainn, siúráilte, am ar bith 11 (especially USSAM) admittedlyar ndóigh cmu sure, some of the musicians are young but they're good ar ndóigh, tá cuid de na ceoltóirí óg ach tá siad go maith; nach cinnte go bhfuil cuid de na ceoltóirí óg ach tá siad go maith sure, it's illegal but who cares? ar ndóigh, tá sé in éadan an dlí ach nach cuma? PhrasesNathanna as sure as (also nó sure as informalneamhfhoirmeálta) 1 as inevitable ascinnte dearfa cmusiúráilte glan cmu as sure as taxes, she'll be here siúráilte glan, beidh sí anseo; is féidir leat a bheith cinnte de go mbeidh sí anseo; chomh cinnte is atá an Cháisc ar an Domhnach, beidh sí anseo 2 as certain ascinnte dearfa cmusiúráilte glan cmu it's a con, as sure as I'm standing here cleas atá ann, cinnte dearfa; cleas is ea é, gan aon agó; níl aon amhras ach gur cleas atá ann as sure as shooting (USSAM), informalneamhfhoirmeálta cinnte dearfa cmusiúráilte glan cmu to be sure to bheith cinnte de gocinnte a dhéanamh de godeimhin a dhéanamh de go be sure to bring warm clothes bí cinnte de go dtugann tú éadaí teo leat, déan cinnte de go dtugann tú éadaí teolaí leat for sure informalneamhfhoirmeálta 1 for definitego cinnte cmu nobody knows for sure what happened níl a fhios ag aon duine go cinnte cad a tharla it's too early to say for sure tá sé róluath lena rá go cinnte 2 beyond dispute one thing is for sure tá rud amháin cinnte I'm not going, that's for sure nílimse ag dul, tá sé sin cinnte there's nobody living here, that's for sure níl aon duine ina chónaí anseo, níl amhras ar bith faoi sin 3 (USSAM) in confirmationcinnte cmugan amhras cmu 'Will it be ready soon?' 'Yes, for sure.' 'An mbeidh sé réidh go luath?' 'Beidh, cinnte.' to make sure 1 ensure sth happensbheith cinntedéanamh cinntecinntiú cmudéanamh deimhin make sure that you take it all bí cinnte go dtógann tú an t-iomlán, déan cinnte de go dtógann tú é ar fad, déan deimhin de go dtógann tú an t-iomlán make sure it's kept clean bí cinnte go gcoimeádtar glan é, cinntigh go gcoinnítear glan é she made sure to avoid the puddles rinne sí cinnte de gur sheachain sí na locháin he made sure of the win with a goal in the last minute chinntigh sé an bua le cúl sa nóiméad deireanach 2 ensure sth has happened, is the casebheith cinnte decinnte a dhéanamh de cmucinntiú cmudeimhnigh cmu you better check it to make sure b'fhearr duit é a sheiceáil le bheith cinnte make sure that the pump is working cinntigh go bhfuil an caidéal ag obair, déan cinnte de go bhfuil an caidéal ag obair she should make sure of her facts ba chóir di a cuid fíricí a dheimhniú they wanted to make sure of a table theastaigh uathu a chinntiú go mbeadh bord acu sure enough 1 informalneamhfhoirmeálta as expected, predictedceart go leor cmugo deimhin féin when he looked for it, sure enough, it was gone nuair a chuardaigh sé é, go deimhin féin, bhí sé imithe I looked back and, sure enough, there he was d'fhéach mé siar agus, go deimhin féin, bhí sé ansin 2 undeniablygan amhras cmugan aon agó cmugan aon amhrasceart go leor cmu he's a good boatman, sure enough is bádóir maith é, gan aon agó; is maith an bádóir é, ceart go leor; is cinnte gur bádóir maith é that's the truth, sure enough sin í an fhírinne, gan amhras sure thing 1 (also nó sure bet) certainty this horse is a sure thing is cinnte go mbuafaidh an capall seo, beidh an bua ag an gcapall seo go cinnte the only sure thing is that somebody is always complaining tá rud amháin cinnte, bíonn duine éigin i gcónaí ag gearán; an t-aon rud atá cinnte ná go mbíonn duine éigin ag gearán i gcónaí 2 (especially USSAM) of course, certainlycinnte cmuar ndóigh cmu 'Would you keep an eye on her?' 'Sure thing!' 'An gcoimeádfá súil uirthi?' 'Cinnte!', 'An gcoinneofá súil uirthi?' 'Ar ndóigh!' 3 (USSAM) don't mention itná habair étá fáilte romhat 'Thanks for letting me know.' 'Sure thing.' 'Go raibh maith agat as é a rá liom.' 'Ná habair é.' to be sure 1 admittedlycinnte cmugan aon agó cmu she has flaws, to be sure, but she's okay tá a cuid lochtanna uirthi, cinnte, ach ní hí is measa; níl sí gan locht, ar ndóigh, ach tá sí ceart go leor yes, to be sure, that's a problem sea, cinnte, is fadhb é sin 2 without any doubtgo cinnte cmugan amhras cmugan aon agó cmugo deimhin cmu he's a bad man, to be sure is cinnte gur drochdhuine é; drochdhuine is ea é, gan amhras; is drochdhuine é, gan aon agó

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