Abstract notions - Certainty and uncertainty

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certain # incertian -> certainement -> vérifier qqch / s’assurer de qqch

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certain # uncertain -> certainly -> to ascertain

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la certitude = la conviction

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certitude

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avoir la certictude (de qqch / que)

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to be confident (of sth / that)

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être certain (au sujet de qqch / que)

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to be positive (about sth / that)

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sûr -> sûrement -> la certitude, l’assurance

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sure -> surely -> sureness

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être sûr de qqch

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to be assured (of sth)

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plein d’assurance

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self-assured

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être résolu, décidé # indécis

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to be decisive # indecisive

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une décision, la décision # l’indécision

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a decision, decision # indecision

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évident -> de toute évidence

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obvious -> obviously

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incontestable -> incontestablement

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undeniable -> undeniably

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discutable / douteux # incontestable

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questionable # unquestionable

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réfutable # irréfutable

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refutable # irrefutable

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contester -> contestable # incontestable

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to dispute -> disputable # indisputable

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hésiter -> hésitant -> l’hésitation

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to hesitate -> hesitant -> hesitation

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hésiter -> indécis -> un indécis

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to waver -> wavering -> a waverer

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tergiverser, remettre à plus tard

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to procrastinate, to dilly-dally

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la procrastination

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procrastination

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le doute, un doute, douter

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doubt, a doubt, to doubt

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indécis, incertains # sans doute

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doubtful # doubtless

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hypothétique

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hypothetic(al)

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un sceptique -> sceptique

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a sceptic -> sceptique

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une certitude absolue

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an absolute certainty

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loin d’être sûr

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far from certain / far from sure

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mettre qqch en doute

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to cast* = to throw* doubt on sth

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s'assurer de / vérifier qqch

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to make* certain/ sure of sth

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de légers doutes # des doutes sérieux

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slight # grave = serious doubt

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des doutes croissants

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growing doubt

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des doutes persistants

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lignering = persistent doubt

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dissiper le doute

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to remove doubt

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connaitre le doute

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to experience doubt

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susciter le doute

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to raise doubt

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être / demeurer sceptique (à propos de qqch)

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to be / remain sceptical (about / of sth)

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faire preuve de scepticisme (à propos de qqch) (3 verbes)

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to demonstrate / to display / to express scepticism (about sth)

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à coup sûr (3 expressions)

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for certain / for sure / defintely

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c'est clair comme de l'eau de roche

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it's crystal clear

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cela coule de source

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it's self-evident

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cela va sans dirre

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it goes without saying

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cela va de soi

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it stands to reason

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j'en mettrai me main au feu

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I would stake my life on it

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ca se voit comme le nez au milieu de la figure

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it's as plain as the nose on your face

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je te parie tout ce que tu veux que ça arrivera

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You can bet your life it will happen

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Ca ne fait pas un pli

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it's a dead cert

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je ne doute pas une seconde que vous serez de notre avis

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I take it for granted that you will agree with us

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il ne fait aucun doute qu'elle obtiendra le poste

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She is certain = sure to get the post

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elle est persuadée qu'elle obtiendra ...

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she is confident that she'll get ...

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j'ai la conviction que...

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it's my conviction that...

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ses arguments ne sont pas convaincants

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His arguments don't carry conviction

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il a été dur à convaincre # il n'a pas été nécessaire de le convaincre

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he took a lot of convincing # he needed no convincing

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il ne sait pas s'il doit partir maintenant ou attendre demain

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He is uncertain wether to leave now or to wait till tomorrow

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on ne sait toujours pas très bien ce qui s'est réellement passé

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There is still some uncertainty as to what reall happened

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les "sans opinion"

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the don't knows

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sans l'ombre d'un doute

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without a shadow of a doubt

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dans le doute, abstiens-toi.

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when in doubt, don't.

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des faits avérés

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facts beyond doubt

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j'ai des doutes là-dessus

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I have my doubts about it

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accorder à qqn le bénéfice du doute

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to give sb the benefit of the doubt

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ca laisse place au doute

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that leaves room for doubt