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Dictionary: sure-fire or sure·fire (shʊr'fīr')
adj. Informal
Bound to be successful or perform as expected: a sure-fire solution to the problem.


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adjective

    Such as could not possibly fail or disappoint: certain, infallible, secure, sure, unerring, unfailing. See certain/uncertain.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: certain to be successful


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bombesikker, som ikke kan slå fejl

Nederlands (Dutch)
gegarandeerd, iets dat zeker werkt

Français (French)
adj. - garanti

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (ugs.) todsicher

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αλάνθαστος, σίγουρος, εξασφαλισμένης επιτυχίας

Italiano (Italian)
di successo sicuro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - garantido

Русский (Russian)
безошибочный, верный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - seguro, de éxito seguro

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bergsäker, bombsäker

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
一定成功的, 一定能达到目标的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 一定成功的, 一定能達到目標的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 틀림없는, 확실한, 불을 보듯 뻔한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 確実な, 成功間違いなしの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مؤكد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שהצלחתו ודאית‬


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