dead cert

dɛd sɜrt

Definition

Definition of dead cert - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sure success

person or thing sure to succeed

She is a dead cert for the promotion.

certainty

sure thing

informal

outcome almost certain to happen

Winning the race was a dead cert for him.

certainty

sure thing

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Expressions with dead

dead ahead

adv.

exactly straight ahead

The road continues dead ahead.

dead asleep

adj.

in a very deep sleep

He was dead asleep and didn't hear the storm.

dead end

street closed at one end

The car turned into a dead end and had to reverse back.

dead president

president who has passed away

The memorial honors every dead president in history.

dead on time

adv.

exactly at the planned or expected time

The train arrived dead on time.

dead or alive

adj.

either deceased or living without preference

The animal was found dead or alive.

Examples of dead cert in a sentence

This deal is a dead cert to go through.
Her promotion was a dead cert after the interview.
It's a dead cert that the team will win the championship.

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French:valeur sûre, certitude, ...
German:sichere Bank, ...
Italian:scommessa sicura, certezza assoluta, ...
Spanish:apuesta segura, ...
Portuguese:aposta segura, ...
Chinese:板上钉钉的事, 十拿九稳, ...
Japanese:確実な成功者, 確実, ...
Arabic:رِهان مَضمون, أَمْر مُؤَكَّد, ...
Hebrew:הַצְלָחָה בְּטוּחָה, דָּבָר בָּטוּחַ, ...
Russian:верняк, дело решённое, ...
Ukrainian:вірняк, ...
Hindi:पक्का विजेता, लगभग तय, ...
Bengali:নিশ্চিত সাফল্য, নিশ্চিত, ...
Catalan:èxit segur, resultat segur, ...
Czech:tutovka, jistá věc, ...
Danish:sikker succes, sikker vinder, ...
Dutch:zekere winnaar, zekerheidje, ...
Greek:σίγουρη επιτυχία, σίγουρη υπόθεση, ...
Hungarian:biztos befutó, tutibefutó, ...
Khmer:អ្នកដែលប្រាកដថានឹងជោគជ័យ, រឿងប្រាកដជាសម្រេច, ...
Korean:확실한 성공, 확실한 일, ...
Persian:موفقیت حتمی, قطعی, ...
Polish:pewniak, ...
Portuguese (BR):aposta segura, certeza, ...
Romanian:câștigător sigur, pariu sigur, ...
Swedish:säker vinnare, given sak, ...
Thai:ตัวเต็ง, เรื่องแน่นอน, ...
Turkish:kesin kazanan, kesin bir şey, ...
Vietnamese:chắc chắn thắng, chắc chắn, ...

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