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Meaning of certus | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR B1
[ˈkɛr.tʊs]

Definitions

  1. certain
  2. fixed, settled, firm
  3. resolved, determined
  4. sure

Equivalents

Examples

“In amōre, haec omnia īnsunt vitia: iniūriae, suspīciōnēs, inimīcitiae, indūtiae, bellum, pāx rūrsum: incerta haec sī tū postulēs ratiōne certa facere, nihilō plūs agās”

In love, all these flaws are present: wrongs, suspicions, enmities, truces, war, [and] peace again: if you should desire to make these uncertain [things] certain by reasoning, you would accomplish no more than if you made some effort — by way of reason — to become insane.

“certum est mihi [+ infinitive]”

it is my decision to..., I am resolved to..., I mean...

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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