seguro

=

safe

adjective

seguro, -a
adjective
1. safe (sin peligro)
  • ¿es éste un lugar seguro, -a? -> is it safe here?
  • sobre seguro, -a -> safely, without risk
  • es una inversión segura -> it's a safe investment
  • prefiero ir sobre seguro, -a -> I'd rather play (it) safe
2. secure (protegido, estable)
  • un trabajo seguro, -a -> a secure job
3. reliable (fiable)
4. definite, certain (indudable, cierto)
  • su nombramiento es seguro, -a -> he's certain to be given the post
  • ya sabemos la fecha segura de su llegada -> we've now got a definite date for his arrival
  • lo puedes dar por seguro, -a -> you can be sure of it
  • tener por seguro, -a que -> to be sure that
5. sure (confiado)
  • estar seguro, -a de algo -> to be sure about something
masculine noun
6. insurance (contrato)
  • seguro, -a de accidentes -> accident insurance
  • seguro, -a del coche -> car insurance
  • seguro, -a de desempleo -> unemployment benefit
  • seguro, -a de enfermedad -> health insurance
  • seguro, -a de hogar -> home insurance
  • seguro, -a de incendios -> fire insurance
  • seguro, -a de invalidez o incapacidad -> disability insurance
  • seguro, -a médico -> medical insurance
  • seguro, -a a todo riesgo/a terceros -> comprehensive/third party insurance
  • seguro, -a de vida -> life insurance
7. (informal)
  • el seguro, -a -> ≅ the National Health(la seguridad social) (British), ≅ Medicaid (United States)
  • ese tratamiento no lo cubre el seguro, -a -> ≅ you can't get that treatment on the National Health o (British) Medicaid (United States)
8. safety device (dispositivo); safety catch (de armas)
9. safety pin (imperdible) (CAm, Mexican Spanish)
adverb
10. for sure, definitely
  • seguro, -a que vendrá -> she's bound to come

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seguro [say-goo-ro]
noun
1. Permission, leave, license. (m)
2. Insurance of goods on sea or land. (m)
3. Click, stop, detent, pawl, ratchet; tumbler of a lock. (Mecahnic) (m)
  • Compañía de seguros -> insurance company
  • Cámara u oficina de seguros -> insurance office
  • Póliza de seguro -> policy of insurance
  • Premio de seguro -> premium of insurance
  • A buen seguro -> certainly, indubitably
  • De seguro -> assuredly
  • Sobre seguro -> confidently
  • Hacer el seguro -> to insure

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