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se·cure

(sĭ-kyo͝or′)
adj. se·cur·er, se·cur·est
1. Free from danger or attack: a secure fortress.
2. Free from risk of loss; safe: Her papers were secure in the vault.
3. Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons: Only one telephone line in the embassy was secure.
4. Free from fear, anxiety, or doubt: felt secure in his old job.
5.
a. Not likely to fail or give way; stable: a secure stepladder.
b. Firmly fastened: a secure lock.
6. Reliable; dependable: secure investments.
7. Assured; certain: With three goals in the first period they had a secure victory, but somehow they lost.
8. Archaic Careless or overconfident.
tr.v. se·cured, se·cur·ing, se·cures
1. To guard from danger or risk of loss: The troops secured the area before the civilians were allowed to return.
2. To make firm or tight; fasten. See Synonyms at fasten.
3. To make certain; ensure: The speaker could not secure the goodwill of the audience.
4.
a. To guarantee payment of (a loan, for example).
b. To guarantee payment to (a creditor).
5. To get possession of; acquire: secured a job.
6. To capture or confine: They secured the suspect in the squad car.
7. To bring about; effect: secured release of the hostages.
8. To protect or ensure the privacy or secrecy of (a telephone line, for example).

[Latin sēcūrus : sē-, without; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + cūra, care; see cure.]

se·cur′a·ble adj.
se·cure′ly adv.
se·cure′ment n.
se·cure′ness n.
se·cur′er n.
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Adv. 1. securely - in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held the child securely"
2. securely - in a confident and unselfconscious manner; "he acts very securely in front of the camera"
insecurely - in a tentative and self-conscious manner; "she always acts very insecurely in the presence of her father"
3. securely - in a manner free from fear or risk; "the outcome of expansion in the sixties and seventies will be an academic hierarchy securely supported by scholastic selection"
insecurely - in a manner involving risk; "our positions here at the university are rather insecurely supported by grant money"
4. securely - in an invulnerable manner; "the agreed line was to involve at several points the withdrawal of French troops from positions which they had quite securely held"
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Translations
بأمان
bezpečněpevně
örugglega
güvenli bir şekilde

securely

[sɪˈkjʊəlɪ] ADV
1. (= firmly) [fasten, lock, fix, tie] → bien
it is securely fastenedestá bien abrochado
2. (= safely) → firmemente
he remains securely in powerpermanece firmemente afincado en el poder
securely establishedfirmemente establecido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

securely

[sɪˈkjʊərli] adv
(= firmly) [fix, fasten, tie] → solidement
(= safely) → fermement secure unit n (for dangerous prisoners, patients)quartier m de haute sécurité securities dealer ncourtier m en Bourse securities firm nsociété f de Bourse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

securely

adv (= firmly)fest ; (= safely)sicher ; the prisoner was kept securely in his cellder Gefangene wurde streng gesichert in seiner Zelle gehalten ; securely establishedfest etabliert
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

securely

[sɪˈkjʊəlɪ] adv (firmly) → saldamente, bene ; (safely) → in modo sicuro
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

secure

(siˈkjuə) adjective
1. (often with against or from) safe; free from danger, loss etc. Is your house secure against burglary?; He went on holiday, secure in the knowledge that he had done well in the exam. veilig آمِن، مُؤَمَّن، أمين в безопасност seguro bezpečný; klidný sicher sikker ασφαλής seguro kaitstud, kindel ايمن turvallinen sûr; assuré בטוח प्राप्त करना (विशेषतया परिश्रम के द्वारा) miran, bezbrižan biztos(ított) aman öruggur sicuro, certo 安全な 안전한 apsaugotas, saugus, garantuotas drošs; pasargāts; pārliecināts terjamin veilig sikker, trygg bezpieczny, spokojny ساتلى محيط، خوندي، بې وېرې، بي ډاره: ډاډه، مطمئن، بې غمه: يقيني، متيقن seguro sigur; asigurat безопасный; уверенный bezpečný; pokojný varen siguran säker, trygg, skyddad ปลอดภัย; ปราศจากอันตราย; ไม่สูญเสีย güvenli 安全的 спокійний; безпечний محفوظ an tâm, bảo đảm 安全的
2. firm, fastened, or fixed. Is that door secure? beveilig ثابِت، مُثَبَّت، مُقْفَل здрав seguro pevný fest sikker στέρεος, ασφαλισμένος firme kindel محكم kiinnitetty solide מובטח द्ढ़ pričvršćen, čvrst biztonságos kokoh traustur sicuro, saldo しっかりした 단단한 uždarytas nostiprināts; aizslēgts; nocietināts kukuh stevig solid, sikker, forsvarlig dobrze przymocowany محکم seguro solid прочный, надёжный pevný čvrst pričvršćen stadig, stabil ผูก; แน่นหนา; แข็งแรง; มั่นคง sağlam 牢固的 надійний; мцний محکم an toàn 牢固的
3. definite; not likely to be lost. She has had a secure offer of a job; He has a secure job. seker مُؤَكَّد، مَضْمون сигурен seguro solidní gesichert sikker; tryg βέβαιος, σίγουρος, που δεν μπορεί να χαθεί seguro kindel قطعي varma ferme; sûr בטוח निश्चित siguran, pouzdan biztos pasti fastur; öruggur sicuro 確実な 확실한 patikimas, tvirtas drošs; nodrošināts; garantēts tetap vast sikker, fast pewny, solidny قطعي seguro ferm; sigur твёрдый; надёж��ый zaručený, istý zanesljiv siguran säker ไม่น่าจะสูญเสียไป garantili 確定的,固定的(工作等) гарантований یقینی vững chắc 安定的
verb
1. (with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe. Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft. beveilig يُؤَمِّن гарантирам proteger zabezpečit schützen sikre ασφαλίζω proteger kaitsma تضمين شده turvata protéger לְהָגֵן प्राप्त कर लेना, सुरक्षित करना, की रक्षा करना zaštititi, osigurati biztosít mengamankan tryggja (gegn/fyrir) mettere al sicuro 守る 안전하게 보관하다 apsaugoti nodrošināt mengelakkan daripada beveiligen sikre zabezpieczać ساتل، تضمينو: پييل: لاسته كول، بودول،اخيستل proteger a pro­teja (de) надёжно защищать zabezpečiť zavarovati osigurati säkra, skydda, trygga เก็บไว้ให้ปลอดภัย korumak, güven altına almak 保障或確保安全 гарантувати безпеку; охороняти یقینی بنانا bảo vệ 防护
2. to fasten or make firm. He secured the boat with a rope. vasmaak يُثَبِّت връзвам здраво segurar přivázat sichern sikre στερεώνω, δένω sujetar, atar, amarrar kinnitama محكم كردن kiinnittää attacher לְחַזֵק, לִקשוֹר कसकर बाधना pričvrstiti, zakvačiti rögzít menambatkan binda, festa assicurare 結びつけ 단단히 하다 pritvirtinti nostiprināt; aizslēgt; nocietināt menambat vastmaken feste, surre/binde fast zabezpieczać, przytwierdzić محکم کول segurar a asigura закреплять prizvať pritrditi pričvrstiti säkra, göra fast, låsa ผูก; มัด bağlamak 固定 закріпляти, замикати محکم کرنا buộc chặt 固定
seˈcurely adverb
vas بأمان здраво seguramente pevně, bezpečně sicher sikkert σταθερά, στέρεα, με ασφάλεια firmemente kaitstult مطمئنا turvallisesti solidement; sûrement בְּבִיטָחוֹן निरापदता से, सुदृढ़ता से, निश्चितता से, विश्वसनीयता से mirno, sigurno biztosan dengan kuat örugglega al sicuro しっかりと 안전하게 saugiai mierīgi; drošībā; droši dengan selamat stevig sikkert, trygt, forsvarlig bezpiecznie بې خطره، بې ډاره، په محفوظه توګه seguramente solid; sigur безопасно, надёжно pevne, bezpečne varno sigurno säkert, tryggt อย่างแน่นหนา; อย่างปลอดภัย güvenli bir şekilde 安全地 надійно; безпечно مضبوطی سے chắc chắn 安全地
seˈcurity noun
the state of being, or making safe, secure, free from danger etc. the security of a happy home; This alarm system will give the factory some security; There has to be tight security at a prison; (also adjective) the security forces; a security guard. sekuriteit أمْن، أمان сигурност segurança bezpečnost(ní) die Sicherheit, Sicherheits-... tryghed; sikkerhed; sikkerheds- ασφάλεια seguridad julgeolek, kaitse, kaitse- اطمينان turvallisuus sécurité אבטחה सुरक्षा, अभय sigurnost, osiguranje biztonság keamanan öryggi sicurezza; di sicurezza 安全 안전 apsauga, saugumas drošība; garantija; aizsardzība keselamatan veiligheid sikkerhet, trygghet; sikkerhets- bezpieczeństwo, zabezpieczenie ساتنه،حفاظت: ډاډګيرنه،اطمنان: بې ويرې،بې ډاره،بې خطره: امنيت: تضمين،ضمانت،بېمه segurança (de) securitate безопасность bezpečnosť; bezpečnostný varnost sigurnost säkerhet, skydd, trygghet ความปลอดภัย güvence; güvenlik 安全,保全 безпека, надійність محفوظ حالت sự an toàn 安全
security risk
a person considered not safe to be given a job involving knowledge of secrets because he might give secret information to an enemy etc. sekuriteitsrisiko مُخاطَرَه أمنِيَّه лице, което представлява опасност за държавната сигурност risco de segurança nespolehlivá osoba das Sicherheitsrisiko sikkerhedsrisiko άτομο επικίνδυνο για την εθνική ασφάλεια riesgo para la seguridad julgeoleku suhtes kahtlane isik خطر امنیتی turvallisuusuhka personne pas sûre סִיכּוּן בִּיטחוֹנִי घातक व्यक्ति nepouzdana osoba megbízhatatlan elem meragukan maður sem ekki er hægt að treysta (persona inaffidabile) 危険人物 위험 인물 nepatikimas neuzticamība risiko keselamatan veiligheidsrisico sikkerhetsrisiko osoba niepewna خطره risco de segurança persoană nesigură неблагонадёжный человек nespoľahlivá osoba nezanesljiva oseba rizik za bezbednosti säkerhetsrisk บุคคลที่อาจคุกคามความมั่นคงของประเทศ güvenilmeyen kimse 不可靠人物 неблагонадійна особа خطرناک شخص người mạo hiểm 危险人物
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Taking off my turban I bound myself securely to it with the linen in the hope that the roc, when it took flight next morning, would bear me away with it from the desolate island.
She arose at daybreak, in order to attend mass, and she worked without interruption until night; then, when dinner was over, the dishes cleared away and the door securely locked, she would bury the log under the ashes and fall asleep in front of the hearth with a rosary in her hand.
Huddled close to the base of a rapid fire gun was a young white girl, securely bound.
At all times except when whales were alongside, this bench was securely lashed athwartships against the rear of the Try-works.
I found the water was sufficiently shallow for me to wade securely, although the red weed impeded my feet a little; but the flood evidently got deeper towards the river, and I turned back to Mortlake.
Sixteen years previous to the epoch when this story takes place, one fine morning, on Quasimodo Sunday, a living creature had been deposited, after mass, in the church of Notre- Dame, on the wooden bed securely fixed in the vestibule on the left, opposite that great image of Saint Christopher, which the figure of Messire Antoine des Essarts, chevalier, carved in stone, had been gazing at on his knees since 1413, when they took it into their heads to overthrow the saint and the faithful follower.
So the Sorceress reached the opening of the tent before the Shadow, and with a wave of her hand closed the entrance so securely that Mombi could not find a crack big enough to creep through.
The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the Arangi.
Young, happy, fondly attached to each other, raised securely above all the sordid cares of life, what a golden future was theirs!
Tom was a handsome young fellow; and for that species of men Mrs Honour had some regard; but this was perfectly indiscriminate; for having being crossed in the love which she bore a certain nobleman's footman, who had basely deserted her after a promise of marriage, she had so securely kept together the broken remains of her heart, that no man had ever since been able to possess himself of any single fragment.
Salensus Oll had, therefore, set apart these quarters for aspirants, and here they were securely locked against the danger of attack by members of the guard.
And so, as Jane Clayton was pushed into her prison hut and her hands and feet securely bound, her natural protector roamed off toward the east in company with a score of hairy monsters, with whom he rubbed shoulders as familiarly as a few months before he had mingled with his immaculate fellow-members of one of London's most select and exclusive clubs.

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