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♦ secure /sɪˈkjʊə(r)/a.1 sicuro; certo; al sicuro; fiducioso; tranquillo; saldo; salvo: to be secure in one's beliefs, essere sicuro delle proprie idee; a secure belief, una convinzione salda; a secure job, un lavoro sicuro; to feel secure against attack, sentirsi al sicuro dagli attacchi; His success is secure, la sua riuscita è certa; a quiet, secure existence, una vita calma, tranquilla; Is this lock secure?, è sicura questa serratura?; a secure grasp, una presa salda3 (mil.) segreto; protetto● to be secure against assault [from surprise], essere al riparo dagli assalti [dalle sorprese] □ (in GB) secure tenancy, locazione senza rischio di escomio □ ( Internet) secure transaction, transazione sicura □ secure unit, unità di sicurezza ( in una prigione o un ospedale) □ to make st. secure, assicurare qc.; fissare qc.securely avv. secureness n. [u]. (to) secure /sɪˈkjʊə(r)/A v. t.1 assicurare; fermare; fissare; mettere al sicuro (o al riparo); chiudere; serrare; rafforzare; fortificare: to secure valuables, mettere al sicuro oggetti di valore; to secure a city from floods, mettere una città al riparo dalle alluvioni; He secured the shelf to the wall, ha fissato la mensola al muro; to secure a door; serrare una porta; to secure a position against attack, fortificare una posizione contro gli attacchi3 (form.) assicurarsi; procurarsi; riuscire a ottenere; ottenere: to secure good seats, assicurarsi (o procurarsi) buoni posti a sedere; to secure the win, assicurarsi la vittoria; to secure ( oneself) a good job, ottenere un buon impiego; (comm.) to secure orders, riuscire a ottenere ordinazioniB v. i.1 assicurarsi; garantirsi; premunirsi2 (naut.) ormeggiare; andare all'ormeggio● to secure one's ends, raggiungere i propri fini; conseguire il proprio scopo □ to secure oneself, garantirsi; premunirsi (da qc.); rafforzarsi, fortificarsi (in una posizione, ecc.) □ to secure a prisoner, fare un prigioniero; ( anche) rinchiudere un prigioniero □ to secure a prize, vincere un premio □ (naut.) to secure a rope, dar volta (a un cavo).
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