surely

surely
surely [{{t}}'ʃʊəlɪ]
adverb
(a) (used to express surprise, incredulity, to contradict) quand même, tout de même;
∎ they surely can't have forgotten ils n'ont pas pu oublier, quand même;
∎ you're surely not suggesting it was my fault? vous n'insinuez tout de même pas que c'était de ma faute?;
∎ surely you must be joking! vous plaisantez, j'espère?;
∎ surely he didn't say that il n'a pas pu dire ça;
∎ the real figures are a lot higher, surely? mais les chiffres sont en fait beaucoup plus élevés, non?;
∎ {{}}British{{}} surely to goodness or to God they must know by now ce n'est pas possible qu'ils ne soient pas au courant à l'heure qu'il est;
∎ it's all gone - surely not? il n'y en a plus - c'est pas vrai!
(b) (undoubtedly, assuredly) sûrement, sans (aucun) doute;
∎ they will surely succeed ils réussiront sûrement
(c) (steadily) sûrement;
∎ things are improving slowly but surely les choses s'améliorent lentement mais sûrement
(d) (of course) bien sûr, certainement;
∎ would you give me a hand? - surely! peux-tu me donner un coup de main? - bien sûr ou certainement!

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