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Record 1 1997-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

in current English, definitely is often used as a counter word in the sense of "certainly" or "quite" instead of in its exact sense of "in a definite manner".

CONT

she definitely is unpopular; I definitely don't want ice cream.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

nous sommes résolument contre.

OBS

Source : fiche Radio-Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
OBS

but at the very least, we can set for them...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
OBS

mais on est certainement en droit de leur demander de ... (SAM 343)

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
OBS

Didn't they teach you that when you were at school? certainly: forgive me for ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue
OBS

Ne vous a-t-on pas enseigné cela à l'école? si, certainement, Excusez-moi de ... (LING 1959 142)

Spanish

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