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definitely in English:

1. certainly


Certainly.
Certainly she wouldn't have dreamt that I would get up promptly without grumbling.
Translation is like a woman. If it is beautiful, it is not faithful. If it is faithful, it is most certainly not beautiful.
For, in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery: but in fact, eleven men well armed will certainly subdue one single man in his shirt.
There's no telling what kind of trouble this proposal might stir up. The result is certainly going to be something to see.
I have often observed how little young ladies are interested by books of a serious stamp, though written solely for their benefit. It amazes me, I confess; for, certainly, there can be nothing so advantageous to them as instruction.
If you say "I was tricked," well that's certainly so but there's no mistaking that you were the one who signed up on a "sweet deal".
Certainly if someone is _that_ beautiful you'd draw back from approaching her. "Thought you'd agree."
In fact, there is a joke about passport photos: If you really look like the picture in your passport, you certainly need a vacation!
We've got taller so they don't fit. "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card."
I had a nagging feeling that the atmosphere resembled somebody and, now that you mention it, yes, you're right. Certainly ZZ TOP had this kind of feel.
If there are genuine differences between these two cultures, I think that the largest are certainly in what you think about foreigners studying your native language.
Certainly there are inequalities in level of education even within a generation, but there have been no visible inequities between machines and materials in recent years.
The Koran, far from being inimitable, is a literary work of inferior quality, as it is neither clear, nor understandable, nor does it possess any practical value and is certainly not a revealed book.
The act known as terrorism, that rips away from us in an instant our peaceful days of happiness, is certainly worthy of being called an enemy to all mankind.

2. decidedly


The world's greatest singers and most of its famous musicians have been fat or at least decidedly plump.
She was decidedly mean to her daughter.
In other words, the answer is most decidedly "no".
His style is decidedly more elegant.
These disreputable behaviours – the likes of the fart, hiccup, itch and yawn – are familiar to us all, yet they are also decidedly curious
It was decidedly different in style from his standard, off-the-cuff campaign speeches.
That exam was decidedly more difficult than the last one. This car is decidedly better than the previous one. (Ten samochód jest zdecydowanie lepszy od poprzedniego.)
He acted so decidedly that nobady suspected any future problems.
An agreement is looking decidedly difficult according to the newspapers.
Christi's mysteries are most decidedly interesting.

3. without any doubt



4. undoubtedly


The English language is undoubtedly the easiest and at the same time the most efficient means of international communication.
They are undoubtedly masters of marketing and spare no costs on publicity.
They are undoubtedly guilty
It is undoubtedly one of the best movies of the year
I know her well and she will undoubtedly call you another time just to check on you.
Haruyo is undoubtedly under stress during this entrance-examination season.
That's an unusual thing, undoubtedly.
Bingley likes your sister undoubtedly; but he may never do more than like her, if she does not help him on.

5. definite


Tom hasn't yet heard anything definite about whether he got into Harvard or not.
Give me a definite answer.
The uncertainty about the weather has had a definite effect upon the Englishman's character.
Cost is a definite factor in making our decision.
The talk between labor and management yielded no definite results.
They failed to get any definite information.
It's definite that she won't come.
In the absence of definite evidence, he was acquitted.
Are you looking for a definite article?
It will be four years before the definite result of beef liberalization emerges.
A scientist had to know how to ask the correct question and to state it so clearly that the answer would be, in effect, a definite yes or no, not "maybe".
There is a definite time to return the book.
This book will be a definite bestseller.
The date for the meeting is now definite: 5 March. She has very definite opinions.
Vertical lines create an illusion of height and are strong, dominant and definite.

6. hands down


The last time we played tennis he beat me hands down.
He made a lot of money hands down.