uncertain

incertain, pas sûr

Dont on ne sait pas clairement si c’est vrai ou si cela arrivera ; qui n’en est pas sûr.

En anglais simple : Not knowing whether something is true or will happen; not clearly known.

• The result is uncertain.
• I am uncertain whether she will come.
• They faced an uncertain future after the factory closed.

Comment l'utiliser : uncertain about something (She is uncertain about the results.); uncertain whether… (We are uncertain whether the road is open.)

Synonymes : unsure, doubtful

Contraires : certain, sure

Expressions courantes : uncertain about something, uncertain future, remain uncertain

indécis, indéterminé

Qui n’a pas encore été décidé ou fixé.

En anglais simple : Not yet decided or fixed.

• The date is still uncertain.
• Our travel plans remain uncertain.
• She was uncertain about which offer to accept.

Comment l'utiliser : uncertain about something (He is still uncertain about which course to choose.)

Synonymes : undecided, unsettled

Contraires : decided, settled

Expressions courantes : uncertain date, uncertain plans, still uncertain

l’incertain

Ce qui n’est pas connu avec certitude ou sur quoi on ne peut pas compter.

En anglais simple : Something that is not known or cannot be relied on.

• We must face the uncertain.
• She learned to live with the uncertain.
• His poems explore the boundary between the certain and the uncertain.

Synonymes : unknown

Contraires : certain

Expressions courantes : the uncertain, embrace the uncertain