Sentence examples of "certain" in French

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Il est d'un certain âge. He's no spring chicken.
Je suis certain de son honnêteté. I am assured of his honesty.
Je suis certain qu'il a tort. I am positive that he is wrong.
Il n'est pas certain qu'il vienne. It is uncertain whether he is coming or not.
Il est certain que tu ennuies les gens. You no doubt bore people.
Un certain Monsieur Brown vous demande a l'appareil. It's a phonecall from a Mr Brown.
Je suis certain qu'on ne vous refusera pas. I'm positive you won't be declined.
Je ne suis pas certain d'être la bonne personne pour ce travail. I am uncertain as to whether I am the right person for the job.
Je suis de ces gens qui éprouvent un certain plaisir à être démodés. I belong to those guys who find it enjoyable to be out of fashion.
D'un certain point de vue, la vie n'est qu'un rêve. In a sense, life is but a dream.
Mon médecin m'a conseillé de m'abstenir de consommer de l'alcool pendant un certain temps. My physician advised me to refrain from alcohol for the time being.
Il prendra un certain temps au ciment pour sécher avant que nous puissions garer la voiture dessus. It will take awhile for the cement to dry before we can use it to park the car.
Généralement, on peut dire que la méthode qui convient pour un certain élève ne convient pas pour un autre, de telle sorte que l'efficacité du changement de méthode repose, pour l'essentiel, sur la modification de l'ordre des élèves. In a general maner, one can say that the learning method suited for a particular student is not suited for another student, in such a way that the efficiency of the learning method relies mostly on the modification of the ranking of the students.
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