guarantee

guarantee
guarantee [‚gærənˈti:]
1. noun
garantie f
• to be under guarantee être sous garantie
• there is a year's guarantee on this watch cette montre est garantie un an
• "money-back guarantee with all items" « remboursement garanti sur tous les articles »
• you have my guarantee that ... je vous garantis que ...
• there's no guarantee that it will happen il n'est pas garanti que cela arrivera
• there's no guarantee that it actually happened il n'est pas certain que cela soit arrivé
2. transitive verb
garantir
• I guarantee that it won't happen again je vous garantis que cela ne se reproduira pas
• I can't guarantee that he will come je ne peux pas garantir qu'il viendra
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garantie is not spelt with a u like the English word guarantee and ends in -ie instead of -ee.
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[ˌgærən'tiː] 1.
noun
1) (warranty, document) garantie f (against contre)

there is a guarantee on the vehicle — le véhicule est sous garantie

this television carries a one-year guarantee — cette télévision est garantie un an

2) (assurance) garantie f (against contre)

there is no guarantee that — il n'est pas certain que

3) Law (of financial liability, somebody's debts) garantie f
4) (security) (cash) caution f; (object) gage m, garantie f

to give [something] as a guarantee — donner [quelque chose] en caution [money]; donner [quelque chose] en gage [object]

2.
transitive verb
1) Commerce garantir (against contre)

it's guaranteed for five years — il est garanti cinq ans

guaranteed waterproof — garanti étanche

2) (assure) garantir, assurer

to guarantee to do — s'engager à faire

I can guarantee that... — je peux vous garantir que...

I can't guarantee that it's true — je ne peux pas garantir que ce soit vrai

it's a guaranteed bestseller — ce sera un bestseller à coup sûr

3) Law

to guarantee a loan — se porter garant or caution d'un emprunt

to guarantee a cheque — garantir un chèque


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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