surely

surely
adverb
1) (used in questions, exclamations etc to indicate what the speaker considers probable: Surely she's finished her work by now!; You don't believe what she said, surely?) seguramente, sin duda; ¿verdad?
2) (without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure: Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim.) con seguridad
3) ((in answers) certainly; of course: `May I come with you?' `Surely!') claro, por supuesto
surely adv ciertamente / sin duda
this is surely his best film ésta es sin duda su mejor películasurely también se usa para expresar extrañeza
surely you haven't finished already! ¿ya has acabado?
surely you haven't forgotten? no se te habrá olvidado, ¿no?
surely
tr['ʃʊəlɪ]
adverb
1 (doubtless) seguramente, sin duda
■ this is surely her best novel ésta es sin duda su mejor novela
2 (as intensifier)
■ surely you haven't forgotten! ¡no se te habrá olvidado!
■ he surely doesn't expect me to do it! ¡no puede ser que espere que lo haga yo!
■ surely not! ¡no puede ser!
3 (in a sure manner) con seguridad
■ slowly but surely sin prisas pero sin pausas
4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (certainly) por supuesto, desde luego, claro (que sí)
surely ['ʃʊrli] adv
1) certainly: seguramente
2) (used as an intensifier)
you surely don't mean that!: ¡no me digas que estás hablando en serio!
surely
adv.
• ciertamente adv.
• cierto adv.
• de fijo expr.
• seguramente adv.
• siempre adv.
'ʃʊrli, 'ʃʊəli, 'ʃɔːli
adverb
1)
a) (expressing conviction)

surely the real problem is ... — el verdadero problema, digo yo or me parece a mí, es ...

surely she doesn't mean that! — no puede ser que lo diga en serio!

b) (expressing uncertainty)

he must be mistaken, surely? — tiene que estar equivocado ¿no?

c) (expressing disbelief)

surely you don't believe that! — no te creerás eso!

you're not going to tell her, surely? — no me digas que se lo vas a decir, no se lo irás a decir ¿verdad?

surely not! — no es posible! or no puede ser!

it was 3,000 - 1,000, surely? — fueron 3.000 - ¿no eran 1.000?

2) (undoubtedly, certainly) seguramente, sin duda
3) (gladly, willingly) por supuesto, desde luego
['ʃʊǝlɪ]
ADV
1) (emphatic)
a) (in questions)

surely there must be something we can do? — algo habrá que podemos hacer, ¿no?

b) (expressing opinion)

there must surely be a more effective way of punishing such people — tiene que haber una forma más eficaz de castigar a esa clase de gente, digo or creo yo

surely it is better to steal than to starve — mejor será robar que pasar hambre, digo or creo yo

it is surely no coincidence that ... — digo or creo yo que no es una coincidencia que ...

c) (expressing surprise)

surely you are not suggesting she did it on purpose? — no estarás insinuando que lo hizo a propósito ¿verdad?

surely it's obvious? — pero si es obvio, ¿no?

surely the logical thing would have been to change banks? — lo más lógico habría sido cambiar de banco, ¿no?

you surely don't think it was me! — ¡no pensarás que fui yo!

• surely not — no puede ser

• surely to God ** —

• surely to goodness * —

surely to God that's what everyone wants ** — está claro que es eso lo que quiere todo el mundo ¿no?

surely to goodness that itself is reason enough to call the police * — seguro que eso en sí mismo es motivo suficiente para llamar a la policía, ¿no?

2) (=undoubtedly) sin duda

she was surely one of the greatest sopranos of all time — sin duda fue una de las sopranos más destacadas de todos los tiempos

justice will surely prevail — sin duda la justicia prevalecerá

he is an artist, just as surely as Rembrandt — es pintor, tan seguro como que lo era Rembrandt

his time will surely come — no cabe duda de que le llegará su momento

3) (US) (=of course) por supuesto, ¡cómo no! (LAm)

"will you excuse me just a second?" - "surely" — -¿me permite un momento? -¡por supuesto! or (LAm) -¡cómo no!

4) (=safely, confidently) con seguridad

he handles the issue surely but with sensitivity — maneja el asunto con seguridad y sensibilidad a la vez

slowly but surely — lento pero seguro

* * *
['ʃʊrli, 'ʃʊəli, 'ʃɔːli]
adverb
1)
a) (expressing conviction)

surely the real problem is ... — el verdadero problema, digo yo or me parece a mí, es ...

surely she doesn't mean that! — no puede ser que lo diga en serio!

b) (expressing uncertainty)

he must be mistaken, surely? — tiene que estar equivocado ¿no?

c) (expressing disbelief)

surely you don't believe that! — no te creerás eso!

you're not going to tell her, surely? — no me digas que se lo vas a decir, no se lo irás a decir ¿verdad?

surely not! — no es posible! or no puede ser!

it was 3,000 - 1,000, surely? — fueron 3.000 - ¿no eran 1.000?

2) (undoubtedly, certainly) seguramente, sin duda
3) (gladly, willingly) por supuesto, desde luego

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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