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English term or phrase:
certified
English answer:
get the person officially certified as mad
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certified
ِAt the beginning of the jet era, if anybody had said to me that they would build an aircraft that would take 400 passengers non-stop Sydney-Los Angeles, you'd have attempted to have them certified.
Someone talking about the great shift in aviation industry with big planes creation.
What he would say by "certified" here. You should certifiy the planes? Because he used "them" in the end.
Thanks in advance,
Someone talking about the great shift in aviation industry with big planes creation.
What he would say by "certified" here. You should certifiy the planes? Because he used "them" in the end.
Thanks in advance,
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get the person officially certified as mad
It's a way of saying everyone would have thought they (= the person making such a claim) were crazy!
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Anastasia Andriani
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having or proved by a certificate
having or proved by a certificate
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other definition is:
To guarantee as meeting a standard
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other definition is:
To guarantee as meeting a standard
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Tony M
: Not applicable in this specific colloquial meaning.
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B D Finch
: Not what it means here.
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Sajad Neisi
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thank you Sajad
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Ali Abdulmaqsood
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Tested/Checked
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For mental health.
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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/certify
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For mental health.
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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/certify
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Tony M
: Not exactly in this colloquial meaning. It doesn't mean have them checked, but to get them declared "mad" and possibly locked away
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Agreed, thanks.
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Amir Akbarpour Reihani
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Attest or confirm in a formal statement
The word that comes to my mind for "certified" is "fact-checking" because "You'd have attempted to have them certified" probably means "You'd have attempted to check their claim."
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Yes, an insane claim.
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Yes, an insane claim.
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B D Finch
: No, when the expression is used this way in normal, idomatic English it means certified as insane.
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Checked as mentally healthy
You can sense the irony.
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Tony M
: In fact, 'certified' in this colloquial sense specifically means 'certified NOT mentally healthy'
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certified as sane (or insane)
certified => certified as sane (or insane)
How to have someone certified. | MyBroadband Forum
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Hi guys! Does any one know how to have someone certified insane (or whatever you call it)? A friend of mine's mom is completely psychotic.
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PEOPLE v. GONZALES RUIZ | FindLaw
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... and because defendant had been certified as sane for the purpose of trial as having been cured of a mental defect (retrograde amnesia) quite different from ...
Psychology/Psychiatry - History of Science Society
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Only after the completion of this form, people could be officially certified as insane and be recommended for asylum treatment. In spite of the medical, legal,
How to have someone certified. | MyBroadband Forum
mybroadband.co.za › forum › threads › how-to-have-s...
Hi guys! Does any one know how to have someone certified insane (or whatever you call it)? A friend of mine's mom is completely psychotic.
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PEOPLE v. GONZALES RUIZ | FindLaw
www.caselaw.findlaw.com › ca-court-of-appeal
... and because defendant had been certified as sane for the purpose of trial as having been cured of a mental defect (retrograde amnesia) quite different from ...
Psychology/Psychiatry - History of Science Society
www.hssmeeting.org › program › psychologypsychiatry
Only after the completion of this form, people could be officially certified as insane and be recommended for asylum treatment. In spite of the medical, legal,
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Amir Akbarpour Reihani
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thank you
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Tony M
: In this context, it is specifically INsane.
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certified as insane (or sane)
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B D Finch
: It means certified as INSANE.// You completely fail to understand the context. The idiomatic usage "you'd have attempted to have them certified" is another way of saying "you'd have thought they were mad".
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certified as insane (or sane)...I disagree with your "disagree" and I do understand the context
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