chain-smoking nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di chain-smoking nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.sure [ingl brit ʃɔː, ʃʊə, ingl am ʃʊr] AGG

1. sure (certain):

sure

sicuro, certo (about, of di)

I feel sure that…

sono sicuro che…

I'm quite sure (that) I'm right

sono abbastanza sicuro di avere ragione

“are you sure?” - “yes, I'm sure”

“sei sicuro?” - “sì, sono sicuro”

I'm not sure when he's coming, how old he is

non so esattamente quando verrà, quanti anni ha

I'm not sure if or whether he's coming or not

non sono sicuro che venga

I'm not sure that he'll be able to do it

non so se sarà in grado di farlo

(are you) sure you're all right?

sei sicuro di stare bene?

to be sure of one's facts

sapere il fatto proprio

you can be sure of a warm welcome

potrete contare su un caloroso benvenuto

she'll be on time, of that you can be sure

sarà puntuale, puoi starne certo

one thing you can be sure of…

di una cosa puoi stare sicuro…

I couldn't be sure I had locked the door

non ero sicuro di avere chiuso la porta a chiave

“did you lock it?” - “I'm not sure I did”

“(l')hai chiuso?” - “non (ne) sono sicuro”

I'm sure I don't know or I don't know I'm sure

non lo so proprio

we can never be sure

non si può mai essere sicuri

I wouldn't be so sure about that!

non ne sarei così sicuro!

I won't invite them again, and that's for sure! colloq

una cosa è sicura, non li inviterò più!

we'll be there next week for sure!

ci saremo di sicuro la settimana prossima!

we can't say for sure

non ne siamo certi

nobody knows for sure

nessuno lo sa per certo

there' s only one way of finding out for sure

c'è un solo modo per esserne sicuro

he is, to be sure, a very charming man

è sicuramente un uomo molto affascinante

to make sure that … (ascertain)

accertarsi or sincerarsi or assicurarsi che …

to make sure that … (ensure)

fare in modo che …

make sure all goes well

fai in modo che tutto vada bene

make sure you phone me

fa' in modo di telefonarmi or non dimenticarti di telefonarmi

be or make sure to tell him that…

fa' in modo di dirgli che…

be or make sure to tell him that…

non dimenticarti di dirgli che…

she made sure to lock the door behind her

si assicurò di avere chiuso la porta a chiave

in the sure and certain knowledge of, that …

con la profonda convinzione di, che …

he's a sure favourite (to win) SPORT

è il grande favorito

2. sure (bound):

he's sure to fail

è destinato a fallire or fallirà sicuramente

she' s sure to be there

ci sarà sicuramente or puoi star sicuro che ci sarà

if I am in the shower, the phone is sure to ring

se sono sotto la doccia immancabilmente squilla il telefono

3. sure (confident):

sure

sicuro

to be, feel sure of oneself

essere, sentirsi sicuro di sé

I never feel quite sure of her

non mi fido molto di lei

4. sure (reliable):

sure friend

affidabile

sure method, remedy

sicuro

the surest route to success

la strada più sicura per arrivare al successo

the surest way to do

il modo più sicuro per fare

she was chain-smoking, a sure sign of agitation

fumava una sigaretta dopo l'altra, (un) segno evidente della sua agitazione

to have a sure eye for detail, colour

avere occhio per i dettagli, i colori

5. sure (steady):

sure hand, footing

fermo

with a sure hand

con mano ferma

to have a sure aim

avere una buona mira

II.sure [ingl brit ʃɔː, ʃʊə, ingl am ʃʊr] AVV

1. sure (yes):

sure colloq

certo

“you're coming?” - “sure!”

“vieni?” - “sicuro!”

2. sure (certainly) colloq:

it sure is cold

fa proprio freddo

“is it cold?” - “it sure is!”

“fa freddo?” - “altro che!”

that sure smells good! ingl am colloq

che buon profumo che ha!

locuzioni:

sure enough

effettivamente, infatti

I said he'd be late and sure enough he was!

dissi che sarebbe arrivato in ritardo e infatti fu proprio così!

III.sure [ingl brit ʃɔː, ʃʊə, ingl am ʃʊr]

as sure as fate or as sure as I'm standing here, as sure as eggs is eggs colloq

sicuro come due più due fa quattro or sicuro come la morte

sure thing! ingl am colloq

certamente! sicuro!

to be sure! raro

certo!

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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With sunshine in the forecast, be sure to pack a sunhat and sunscreen.

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Make sure you purchase 100 percent pure raw honey, usually found at your local health food store or farmers market.

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The breed is known for its sure-footedness on mountain terrain, as well as for its endurance, hardiness and docility.

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It is, of course, much more sensible to take money from taxpayers and hand it over to mime artists to make sure they are always in pocket.

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The doctors took their peek, too, to make sure the birthday suit is in working order.

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To be sure, we should have a highly distorted, misconstrued view.

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The idea however did not take hold, they realized that people would pay to be heard only if they were sure that someone was listening.

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Second, he made sure he had a detailed and realistic cost estimate before proceeding.

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Sure, it's over-the-top but it's passionate and musical.

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Glacier-like forms are a later and maybe more accurate term because we can not be sure the structure is currently moving.

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