definite

certain, catégorique

Tout à fait sûr de ce que l’on pense ou affirme.

En anglais simple : Completely sure about what you think or say.

• She sounded very definite.
• He was definite about his choice.
• Are you definite that the meeting is today?

Comment l'utiliser : definite about something (She was definite about wanting to leave.); definite that… (He was definite that he had locked the door.)

Synonymes : certain, sure, firm

Contraires : uncertain, unsure

Expressions courantes : be definite about something, quite definite, a definite answer

défini, déterminé

Dont les limites, la taille ou la durée sont clairement fixées.

En anglais simple : Having clearly fixed limits, size, or length.

• The work must finish within a definite period.
• The cloud had no definite shape.
• We need a definite limit on spending.

Synonymes : fixed, defined, precise

Contraires : indefinite

Expressions courantes : definite period, definite shape, definite limits

défini

En grammaire, qui renvoie à une personne ou une chose déjà connue ou identifiable.

En anglais simple : Used in grammar for a word or expression referring to someone or something already known or identifiable.

• English has one definite article: the.
• Use the definite article when the reader knows which house you mean.
• A definite noun phrase can refer to a previously mentioned person.

Contraires : indefinite

Expressions courantes : definite article, definite noun phrase, definite reference