cierta

certain, some, true


Adjective cierta f sg

  1. feminine singular of cierto

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Examples
  • La historia de que Tom se comió a mi gato no es cierta.

    The story about Tom eating my cat isn't true.

  • Una parte de la historia es cierta.

    Part of the story is true.

  • Todavía no se conocen a ciencia cierta los efectos sobre la salud que el uso de teléfonos celulares puede causar.

    The jury's still out regarding the health effects posed by cell phone use.

  • ¿Era cierta su historia?

    Was her story true?

  • Te puedo entender en cierta medida.

    I can understand you to some extent.

  • La historia puede sonar extraña, pero es cierta.

    The story may sound strange, but it is true.

  • Un dialecto es una forma específica de un idioma, que se habla en una cierta región.

    A dialect is a specific form of a language, spoken in a certain region.

  • Aunque a una hija rara vez le gusta el amante de su madre, una madre siempre siente cierta atracción por el amante de su hija.

    Even though a daughter rarely likes her mother's lover, a mother always has a certain attraction for her daughter's lover.

  • La frase con el número sucesor es cierta.

    The sentence with the following number is true.

  • Tu explicación no cuela; es demasiado improbable para ser cierta.

    Your explanation won't wash; it's too improbable to be true.

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