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cierto

/ˈθjeɾto/, [ˈθjeɾ.t̪o]

certain, true

Adjective cierto (feminine cierta, masculine plural ciertos, feminine plural ciertas)

  1. (of a person) true
    Es cierto que ambos tienen razón.
    It's true that both of them are right.
  2. (of a claim) true
    Cierto o falso: la mayoría de los Españoles son hispanohablantes.
    True or false: the majority of Spanish people are Spanish speakers.

Determiner cierto m sg (feminine cierta, masculine plural ciertos, feminine plural ciertas)

  1. a certain, a specific
    Tiene cierta complejidad que no puedo explicar.
    It has a certain complexity that I can't explain.

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Examples

  • Sólo estoy tratando de hacer lo cierto.

    I'm just trying to do the right thing.

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  • Por cierto, ¿a qué te dedicas?

    By the way, what do you do?

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  • Por cierto, estoy de acuerdo con Tom.

    I happen to agree with Tom.

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  • Por cierto, ¿ha oído de ella desde entonces?

    By the way, have you heard from her since then?

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  • Todo lo que te hemos contado es cierto.

    Everything we've told you is true.

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  • ¿Es cierto que has escalado esta montaña?

    Is it true that you climbed this mountain?

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  • Jane no jugó tenis, ¿cierto?

    Jane didn't play tennis, did she?

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  • Ella dijo que tenía veinte años de edad, lo cual no era cierto.

    She said she was twenty years old, which was not true.

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  • Lo que dijiste es cierto.

    What you said is true.

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  • Eso suena demasiado bueno para ser cierto.

    That sounds too good to be true.

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