certificar

Catalan

Verb

certificar (first-person singular present certifico, first-person singular preterite certifiquí, past participle certificat)

1. (transitive) to certify

Derived terms

• certificació
• certificat

Further reading

• “certificar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin certificare, corresponding to certo (“certain; correct”) +‎ -ificar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌseʁ.t͡ʃi.fi.ˈka(ʁ)/, /seʁ.ˌt͡ʃi.fi.ˈka(ʁ)/

Verb

2. (transitive) to certify; to attest (to assert as true or meeting a standard)

   O perito certificou a assinatura.

   The specialist certified the signature.

4. (transitive) to certify (to give an official certificate to)

   O ministério não quis certificar a nossa ONG.

   The ministry didn’t want to certify our NGO.

6. Template:indtr to make sure (to check whether something is true or proper)

   Certifiquem-se de que a válvula esteja fechada.

   Make sure the valve is closed.

8. Template:indtr to make sure (to remember to)

   Espero que alguém se certifique de trazer a comida.

   I hope someone makes sure they bring the food.

Synonyms

• (to assert as true): atestar, asseverar
• (to check whether something is true): garantir
• (not to forget to): lembrar(-se) de

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *certificare, from Latin certus (“resolved, certain”), a modified form of the perfect passive participle of cernō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θeɾtifiˈkaɾ/ [θeɾ.t̪i.fiˈkaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /seɾtifiˈkaɾ/ [seɾ.t̪i.fiˈkaɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to certify

Related terms

• certificación
• certificado

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001