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1 victory was assured

победа была обеспечена

Politics english-russian dictionary > victory was assured
2 victory

n

победа

to achieve a victory over smb — добиваться победы над кем-л.; одерживать победу над кем-л.

to acknowledge the victory — признавать победу

to attain a victory — завоевывать победу

to attribute smb's victory to smth — объяснять чью-л. победу чем-л.

to be committed to the victory of smb — делать ставку на чью-л. победу

to be heading / to be on course for / to a landslide victory — идти к убедительной победе ( на выборах)

to bring smb victory — приносить кому-л. победу

to celebrate the victory — торжествовать победу

to claim victory — объявлять / заявлять о своей победе (на выборах и т.п.)

to cluck / to cry over smb's victory — трубить о чьей-л. победе

to come out with a victory — одерживать победу

to concede victory to smb — признавать чью-л. победу

to consolidate one's victory — закреплять свою победу

to declare victory — объявлять о своей победе

to ensure victory — обеспечивать победу

to fight until final victory has been achieved — бороться до победного конца

to gain a victory — побеждать; одерживать победу

to give smb an emphatic victory — позволять кому-л. одержать убедительную победу

to have an easy victory over smb — легко побеждать кого-л.

to head for / towards victory — идти к победе

to lead a country to victory — вести страну к победе

to lead to victory — приводить к победе

to legitimize a victory — узаконивать победу

to notch a victory — одерживать победу

to orchestrate a victory — организовывать победу

to predict a victory — предсказывать победу

to proclaim a victory — провозглашать победу

to pull off victory — одерживать победу

to reap the benefits / fruits of the victory — пожинать плоды победы

to remain confident of victory — продолжать оставаться уверенным в победе

to score a victory over smb — одерживать победу над кем-л.

to secure a victory — одерживать победу

to seek victory — добиваться победы

to strive for victory — стремиться к победе

to support smb towards electoral victory — поддерживать кого-л. в достижении победы на выборах

to sweep smb to victory — приводить кого-л. к победе значительным большинством голосов

to sweep the victory — одерживать убедительную победу

to take a hat-trick of election victory — одерживать три победы подряд на выборах

to translate a military victory into a political one — превращать военную победу в политическую

to trumpet smth a great victory — раструбить о чем-л. как о великой победе

to win a victory — побеждать, одерживать победу

- allied victory
- architect of the victory
- big victory
- catalyst for smb's victory
- clear-cut victory
- comfortable victory
- complete victory
- convincing victory
- crushing victory
- decisive victory
- electoral victory
- emphatic victory
- epoch-making victory
- facile victory
- final victory
- firm victory
- flashy victory
- glorious victory
- guerilla victory
- handsome victory
- he is 11.000 votes short of victory
- he's headed for a crushing victory
- he's headed for a massive victory
- historic victory
- hollow victory for smb
- ideological victory
- landslide victory
- major victory
- military victory over smb
- moral victory
- narrow victory
- overwhelming victory
- political victory
- pyrrhic victory
- resounding victory
- rightful victory
- sweeping victory
- swift victory
- the margin of the victory was small
- the odds favor a victory for smb
- victory for smb
- victory goes to smb
- victory in battle
- victory in elections
- victory over smb is now close at hand
- victory over smb
- victory was assured
- victory was short-lived

Politics english-russian dictionary > victory
3 assured

assured [ə'ʃʊəd]

1 adjective

(a) (certain) assuré, certain;

∎ they are assured of victory ils sont certains de gagner;

∎ she is assured a place in the finals elle est certaine d'aller en finale;

∎ you're assured of a warm welcome on vous garantit un accueil chaleureux

(b) (self-confident) assuré, sûr de soi; (overconfident) arrogant, effronté

(c) British Insurance (insured) assuré

2 noun

assuré(e) m,f

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > assured
4 победа была обеспечена

victory was assured

Русско-английский политический словарь > победа была обеспечена
5 seguro

adj.

1 safe, sure, low-risk, risk-free.

2 safe.

3 confident, definite.

4 certain, sure, sure-enough, unfailing.

adv.

sure, surely.

m.

1 insurance, underwriting, assurance, insurance policy.

2 safety catch.

3 safety lock, latch.

4 safety-pin.

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seguro

► adjetivo

1 (asegurado) secure

2 (a salvo) safe

3 (firme) firm, steady

4 (cierto) certain, sure

■ estoy segura de que fue allí I'm sure she went there

■ lo más seguro es que llegue tarde I'll probably be late

5 (de fiar) reliable

6 (confiado) confident

■ está muy seguro de sí mismo he's very self-confident

► nombre masculino seguro

1 (contrato, póliza) insurance

2 (mecanismo) safety device, safety catch

► adverbio

1 for sure, definitely

■ seguro que no definitely not

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a buen seguro without any doubt

dar algo por seguro to take something for granted

ir sobre seguro figurado to play safe

sentirse seguro,-a to feel safe

sobre seguro without risk

seguro a terceros third-party insurance

seguro a todo riesgo fully comprehensive insurance

seguro contra incendios fire insurance

seguro de vida life insurance

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seguro

► nombre masculino

1 (contrato, póliza) insurance

2 (mecanismo) safety device, safety catch

► adverbio

1 for sure, definitely

■ seguro que no definitely not

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1. (f. - segura)
adj.

1) safe, secure

2) sure

3) reliable

4) self-assured, confident

5) firm, fixed
2. adv.
certainly
3. noun m.
1) insurance

2) fastener, clasp

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1. ADJ

1) (=sin peligro)

a) [refugio, método, vehículo] safe

no te subas a esa escalera porque no es muy segura — don't go up that ladder, it's not very safe

a causa de una práctica sexual poco segura — due to unsafe sex

b) [persona, objetos de valor] safe

está más seguro en el banco — it's safer in the bank

el bebé se siente seguro cerca de su madre — the baby feels safe o secure close to its mother

2) (=sujeto, estable) secure

hay que atar mejor la carga porque no parece muy segura — the load needs to be fixed a bit better because it doesn't seem to be very securely attached o very secure

su trabajo no es nada seguro — his job is not at all secure

3) (=definitivo) [fracaso, muerte] certain

su dimisión no es segura — her resignation is not certain

aún no hay fecha segura — there's no definite date yet

• eso es lo más seguro — that's the most likely thing

lo más seguro es que no pueda ir — I almost certainly o most likely won't be able to go

• dar algo por seguro, si yo fuera tú no daría la victoria por segura — if I were you I wouldn't be sure of victory

se da por seguro que se trataba de un secuestro — there's little doubt that it was a kidnapping

• es seguro que..., es seguro que ganaremos la copa — we're bound o sure o certain to win the cup

lo que es seguro es que el congreso se celebrará en Barcelona — the conference is definitely going to be held in Barcelona

4) (=convencido) sure

¿estás seguro? — are you sure?

sí, estoy completamente segura — yes, I'm absolutely sure o positive

-¿estás seguro de que era él? -sí, segurísimo — "are you sure it was him?" - "yes, positive"

- vamos a ganar -pues yo no estaría tan seguro — "we're going to win" - "I wouldn't bet on it" o "I wouldn't be so sure"

• seguro de algo — sure of sth

nunca he visto un hombre tan seguro de sus opiniones — I've never seen a man so sure of his opinions

no estoy seguro de poder ir — I'm not sure I'll be able to go

no estés tan seguro de que vas a ganar — don't be so sure that you're going to win

5) [de uno mismo] confident

se muestra cada vez más seguro en el escenario — he is more and more sure of himself o confident on stage

me noto más segura al andar — I feel more steady on my feet, I feel more confident walking now

seguro de sí mismo — self-confident, self-assured

6) (=fiable) [fuente, cálculo, método] reliable

no es un método muy seguro — it's not a very reliable o sure method

es la forma más segura de adelgazar — it's the surest way to lose weight

7) LAm (=honesto) trustworthy

2.

ADV for sure, for certain

no lo sabemos seguro — we don't know for sure o certain

-¿seguro que te interesa? -sí, seguro — "are you sure that you're interested?" - "yes, I'm sure"

-estoy dispuesto a cambiar de actitud -sí, sí, seguro — iró "I'm willing to change my attitude" - "yeah, yeah, sure!" iró

seguro que algunos se alegrarán — some people will certainly be pleased, I'm sure that some people will be pleased

seguro que llueve mañana — it's sure to rain tomorrow

• a buen seguro, de seguro — certainly

a buen seguro o de seguro va a dar que hablar — it will certainly give people something to talk about

- ir o jugar sobre seguro

decidieron jugar sobre seguro contratando a un buen abogado — they decided to play (it) safe and hire a good lawyer

3. SM

1) (=dispositivo)

a) [de puerta, lavadora] lock; [de arma de fuego] safety catch; [de pulsera] clasp

echa el seguro, que van niños en el coche — lock the doors, there are children in the car

b) CAm, Méx (=imperdible) safety pin

2) (Com, Econ) insurance

¿tienes el seguro del coche? — have you got your car insurance documents with you?

• hacerse un seguro — to take out insurance

seguro a todo riesgo — comprehensive insurance

seguro contra terceros — third-party insurance

seguro de accidentes — accident insurance

seguro de crédito a la exportación — export credit guarantee

seguro de daños a terceros — third-party insurance

seguro de desempleo — unemployment benefit, unemployment compensation o insurance (EEUU)

seguro de enfermedad — health insurance

seguro de incendios — fire insurance

seguro de jubilación — retirement plan, pension plan, pension scheme

seguro de paro — Esp unemployment benefit, unemployment compensation o insurance (EEUU)

seguro de viaje — travel insurance

seguro de vida — life assurance, life insurance ( esp EEUU)

seguro marítimo — marine insurance

seguro mixto — endowment assurance, endowment insurance ( esp EEUU)

seguro multirriesgo — multirisk insurance

seguro mutuo — mutual insurance

seguro temporal — term insurance

3) * (=sistema médico) national health *

los médicos de pago y los del seguro — private doctors and national health o NHS ones

seguro social — LAm (=sistema de pensiones y paro) social security, welfare (EEUU); (=contribuciones) national insurance; (=sistema médico) national health service

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I
- ra adjetivo

1)

a) [SER] ( exento de riesgo) safe

ese aeropuerto no es muy seguro — it's not a very safe airport

ese ascensor no es seguro — that elevator is not safe

ponlo en un lugar seguro — put it in a safe place

b) ( estable) secure

un trabajo seguro — a secure job

una inversión segura — a safe o secure investment

esa escalera no está segura — that ladder isn't safe o steady

sobre seguro: un político que sabe jugar sobre seguro a politician who knows how to play safe; sabía que iba sobre seguro — he knew he was onto a sure thing (colloq)

c) [SER] ( fiable)

un método anticonceptivo poco seguro — not a very reliable o safe method of birth control

el cierre de la pulsera es muy seguro — the fastener on the bracelet is very secure

d) [ESTAR] ( a salvo) safe

el dinero estará seguro aquí — the money will be safe here

a su lado se siente seguro — he feels safe when he's beside her

2)

a) [ESTAR] ( convencido) sure

no estoy seguro — I'm not sure

seguro DE algo — sure o certain of something

estoy absolutamente seguro de haberlo dejado aquí — I'm absolutely sure o certain (that) I left it here

no estaba seguro de haber elegido bien — he wasn't sure that he'd made the right choice

b) [SER] ( que no admite duda)

su triunfo es seguro — his victory is assured

iban a una muerte segura — they were heading for certain death

no me han dado fecha segura — they haven't given me a definite day

todavía no es seguro — it's not definite yet

se da por seguro — there seems to be little doubt about it

no te preocupes, seguro que no es nada — don't worry, I'm sure it's nothing

seguro que se le olvida — he's sure o bound to forget

a buen seguro — ( ciertamente) for certain; ( a salvo) safe

guárdalo a buen seguro — keep it safe, put it away for safe keeping

c) ( con confianza en sí mismo) self-assured, self-confident

es una persona muy segura de sí misma — he's a very self-confident person
II
masculino

1)

a) ( mecanismo - de armas) safety catch; (- de una pulsera, un collar) clasp, fastener

poner el seguro — to do up the clasp o fastener

echó el seguro antes de acostarse/arrancar — he locked the door before going to bed/starting the car

b) (Méx) ( imperdible) safety pin

2)

a) ( contrato) insurance

se sacó or se hizo un seguro — she took out insurance o an insurance policy

b) ( Seguridad Social)

el seguro or el Seguro — the state health care system, ≈ Medicaid ( in US), ≈ the National Health Service ( in UK)

se operó por el seguro — he had his operation through Medicaid/on the National Health

me lo recetó el seguro — I got the prescription on Medicaid (AmE), I got it on prescription (BrE)

•

- seguro contra or a todo riesgo

- seguro contra or de incendios

- seguro contra terceros

- seguro de desempleo

- seguro de enfermedad

- seguro de vida
III
adverbio

dijo que llegaría mañana seguro — she said she'd definitely be arriving tomorrow

no lo sabe seguro — she doesn't know for sure o certain

seguro que sospecha lo nuestro — I'm sure he suspects we're up to something

¿seguro que basta? - sí, seguro — (are you) sure that's enough? - yes, positive

esta vez dice la verdad - sí, seguro! — (iró) this time he's/she's telling the truth - oh yeah, sure (he/she is)! (colloq & iro)

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I
- ra adjetivo

1)

a) [SER] ( exento de riesgo) safe

ese aeropuerto no es muy seguro — it's not a very safe airport

ese ascensor no es seguro — that elevator is not safe

ponlo en un lugar seguro — put it in a safe place

b) ( estable) secure

un trabajo seguro — a secure job

una inversión segura — a safe o secure investment

esa escalera no está segura — that ladder isn't safe o steady

sobre seguro: un político que sabe jugar sobre seguro a politician who knows how to play safe; sabía que iba sobre seguro — he knew he was onto a sure thing (colloq)

c) [SER] ( fiable)

un método anticonceptivo poco seguro — not a very reliable o safe method of birth control

el cierre de la pulsera es muy seguro — the fastener on the bracelet is very secure

d) [ESTAR] ( a salvo) safe

el dinero estará seguro aquí — the money will be safe here

a su lado se siente seguro — he feels safe when he's beside her

2)

a) [ESTAR] ( convencido) sure

no estoy seguro — I'm not sure

seguro DE algo — sure o certain of something

estoy absolutamente seguro de haberlo dejado aquí — I'm absolutely sure o certain (that) I left it here

no estaba seguro de haber elegido bien — he wasn't sure that he'd made the right choice

b) [SER] ( que no admite duda)

su triunfo es seguro — his victory is assured

iban a una muerte segura — they were heading for certain death

no me han dado fecha segura — they haven't given me a definite day

todavía no es seguro — it's not definite yet

se da por seguro — there seems to be little doubt about it

no te preocupes, seguro que no es nada — don't worry, I'm sure it's nothing

seguro que se le olvida — he's sure o bound to forget

a buen seguro — ( ciertamente) for certain; ( a salvo) safe

guárdalo a buen seguro — keep it safe, put it away for safe keeping

c) ( con confianza en sí mismo) self-assured, self-confident

es una persona muy segura de sí misma — he's a very self-confident person
II
masculino

1)

a) ( mecanismo - de armas) safety catch; (- de una pulsera, un collar) clasp, fastener

poner el seguro — to do up the clasp o fastener

echó el seguro antes de acostarse/arrancar — he locked the door before going to bed/starting the car

b) (Méx) ( imperdible) safety pin

2)

a) ( contrato) insurance

se sacó or se hizo un seguro — she took out insurance o an insurance policy

b) ( Seguridad Social)

el seguro or el Seguro — the state health care system, ≈ Medicaid ( in US), ≈ the National Health Service ( in UK)

se operó por el seguro — he had his operation through Medicaid/on the National Health

me lo recetó el seguro — I got the prescription on Medicaid (AmE), I got it on prescription (BrE)

•

- seguro contra or a todo riesgo

- seguro contra or de incendios

- seguro contra terceros

- seguro de desempleo

- seguro de enfermedad

- seguro de vida
III
adverbio

dijo que llegaría mañana seguro — she said she'd definitely be arriving tomorrow

no lo sabe seguro — she doesn't know for sure o certain

seguro que sospecha lo nuestro — I'm sure he suspects we're up to something

¿seguro que basta? - sí, seguro — (are you) sure that's enough? - yes, positive

esta vez dice la verdad - sí, seguro! — (iró) this time he's/she's telling the truth - oh yeah, sure (he/she is)! (colloq & iro)

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seguro(de)

(adj.) = confident (in)

Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.

seguro¹

¹ = insurance.

Ex: Increasingly worrying to all however were the escalating cost of insurance, servicing and maintenance.

* actuario de seguros = actuary.

* agencias de seguros, las = insurance industry, the.

* agente de seguros = insurance agent, insurer, insurance broker.

* compañía de seguros = insurance company, insurer.

* compañia de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.

* contratación de seguros = insurance broking.

* contratar una póliza de seguros = take out + insurance policy.

* contratar un seguro = take out + insurance policy.

* corredor de seguros = insurance agent, insurance broker.

* hacerse una póliza de seguros = take out + insurance policy.

* hacerse un seguro = take out + insurance policy.

* impreso de solicitud de seguro = insurance form.

* mutua de seguros = mutual insurance company, mutual insurance society.

* oficina de seguros = insurance office.

* plan de seguros = insurance plan.

* póliza de seguro a todo riesgo = all risks cover.

* póliza de seguros = insurance coverage, insurance policy, insurance cover.

* póliza de seguros contra incendios = fire insurance policy.

* prima de seguro = insurance premium.

* seguro a todo riesgo = comprehensive insurance, all-risk insurance.

* seguro con franquicia = insurance with deductible.

* seguro contra indemnizaciones = indemnity policy.

* seguro contra indemnizaciones profesionales = indemnity insurance.

* seguro de automóvil = automobile insurance.

* seguro de coche = car insurance.

* seguro de coche sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault auto insurance.

* seguro de enfermedad = health insurance.

* seguro de incapacidad = disability insurance.

* seguro de invalidez = disability insurance.

* seguro de jubilación = retirement fund, retirement plan.

* seguro de la casa = home insurance.

* seguro dental = dental plan, dental insurance.

* seguro de responsabilidad civil = liability insurance.

* seguro de viaje = travel insurance.

* seguro de vida = life insurance.

* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.

* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.

* seguro médico = health insurance plan, health insurance, medical insurance.

* seguro mutualista = mutual insurance.

* seguro mutuo = mutual insurance.

* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.

* seguro sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault insurance.

* seguro social = social insurance.

* sociedad de seguros mutuos = provident society, mutual benefit society.

seguro²

² = buffer.

Ex: This article surveys the causes of disintegration and the use of microforms as a buffer against imminent destruction.

seguro³

³ = latch.

Ex: The latch lever is plastic and seems like it might snap right off if you put too much pressure on it.

seguro⁴

= comfortable, dependable, reliable, safe [safer -comp., safest -sup.], secure, sure [surer -comp., surest -sup.], assertive, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], you bet!.

Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.

Ex: If the supplier is a dealer, then ensure that this is a reputable and dependable dealer who can provide help with installation, maintenance and support.

Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.

Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.

Ex: An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.

Ex: The surest way to arrive at such a decision is to be guided by principles of helpful citation order.

Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex: The article 'Computer games in the learning resources center? you bet!' discusses some of the benefits of using computer games in education.

* accidente seguro = accident waiting to happen.

* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* algo es seguro = one thing is for sure.

* algo seguro = safe bet.

* blanco seguro = sitting duck.

* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.

* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.

* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.

* conocer de seguro = know for + certain, know for + sure.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* demasiado seguro de uno mismo = overconfident.

* deportista lento pero seguro = plodder.

* de seguro = for sure, for certain.

* de un modo seguro = securely.

* en un lugar seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en un sitio seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.

* estar seguro = be sure, make + sure, set + your watch by.

* estar seguro de = be certain (of), be confident about, feel + confident.

* estar seguro de que = be confident that.

* ir a lo seguro = play it + safe.

* ir sobre seguro = be on secure ground, play it + safe.

* jugar a lo seguro = play it + safe.

* jugar sobre seguro = play it + safe.

* no estar seguro = be uncertain.

* no estar seguro de = be unsure about/of.

* oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.

* puerto seguro = safe harbour.

* saber de seguro = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.

* seguro (de) = confident (in).

* seguro de sí mismo = smug, assured, self-assured, poised.

* seguro de uno mismo = self-confident.

* sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).

* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* ser seguro = be on the cards.

* ser seguro que + Subjuntivo = be bound to + Infinitivo.

* terreno seguro = safe ground, solid ground.

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seguro¹ -ra

adjective

A

1 [ SER] (exento de riesgo) safe

ese aeropuerto no es muy seguro it's not a very safe airport

no te subas a esa escalera, que no es segura don't climb that ladder, it's not safe

ponlo en un lugar seguro put it somewhere safe o in a safe place o in a secure place

buscan la inversión más segura they are looking for the safest o most secure investment

2 [ ESTAR] (estable) secure

tiene un trabajo bastante seguro she has a fairly secure job

esa escalera no está segura that ladder isn't safe o steady

el cuadro no se va a caer, está bien seguro the picture isn't going to fall, it's quite secure

ir a la segura: un lugar donde el que gusta comer bien va a la seguro a place which is a safe bet for people who like good food

sobre seguro: un político que sabe jugar sobre seguro a politician who knows how to play safe

sabía que iba sobre seguro he knew he was onto a sure thing o he knew it was a safe bet ( colloq)

3 [ SER]

(fiable): un método poco seguro para controlar la natalidad not a very reliable o safe method of birth control

el cierre de la pulsera es muy seguro the fastener on the bracelet is very secure

4 [ ESTAR] (a salvo) safe

el dinero estará seguro aquí the money will be safe here

aquí estarás seguro you'll be safe here

a su lado se siente seguro he feels safe when he's beside her

B

1 [ ESTAR] (convencido) sure

¿estás seguro? are you sure?

no estoy muy seguro, pero creo que ése es su nombre I'm not really sure but I think that's his name

seguro DE algo:

estoy absolutamente seguro de haberlo dejado aquí I'm absolutely sure o certain (that) I left it here

no estaba seguro de haber elegido bien he wasn't sure that he'd made the right choice

no estés tan seguro de eso don't (you) be so sure of that

estoy seguro de que vendrá I'm sure she'll come

estoy completamente segura de que te lo di I'm absolutely sure o I'm positive I gave it to you

2 [ SER]

(que no admite duda): su triunfo es seguro his victory is assured

iban a una muerte segura they were heading for certain death

todavía no es seguro pero creo que lo traerán it's not definite but I think they'll bring it

se da por seguro que ganarán it's seen as a foregone conclusion o there seems to be little doubt that they'll win

da por seguro que tan pronto como llegue se pondrá en contacto contigo you can be sure o rest assured that she'll contact you as soon as she arrives

lo más seguro es que no oyó el despertador he probably didn't hear the alarm clock

no te preocupes, seguro que no es nada don't worry, I'm sure it's nothing

a buen seguro (ciertamente) for certain; (a salvo) safe

guárdalo a buen seguro keep it safe, put it away for safe keeping

3 (con confianza en sí mismo) self-assured, self-confident

es una persona muy segura de sí misma he's a very confident o self-confident o self-assured person

seguro²

masculine

A

1 (mecanismo — de armas) safety catch; (— de una pulsera, un collar) clasp, fastener

no puse el seguro y se me cayó I didn't do up the clasp o fastener and it fell off

echó el seguro antes de acostarse/arrancar he locked the door before going to bed/starting the car

2 ( Méx) (imperdible) safety pin

Compuesto:

seguro antirrobo

(de coche) steering o wheel lock; (de bicicleta) wheel lock

B

1 (contrato) insurance

se sacó or se hizo un seguro she took out insurance o an insurance policy

2

(Seguridad Social): el seguro or el Seguro the state health care system, ≈ Medicaid ( in US), ≈ the National Health Service ( in UK)

¿cuando te operaste ibas particular o por el seguro? when you had your operation did you go private or have it done through Medicaid/on the National Health?

Compuestos:

● seguro ahorro

endowment insurance

● seguro catastrófico

(Chi, Col) insurance against illnesses which entail high treatment costs

● seguro contra or a todo riesgo

comprehensive insurance, all-risks insurance

● seguro contra or de incendios

fire insurance

● seguro contra terceros

liability insurance ( AmE), third-party insurance ( BrE)

● seguro de accidentes

accident insurance

● seguro de desempleo

unemployment benefit

● seguro de enfermedad

medical insurance, health insurance

● seguro de viaje

travel insurance

● seguro de vida

life assurance, life insurance

● seguro personal de accidentes

personal accident insurance

● seguro social

social insurance

● seguro temporal

term assurance

seguro³

adverb

dijo que llegaría mañana seguro she said she'd definitely be arriving tomorrow

no ha dicho seguro si vendrá he hasn't said definitely o for certain whether he's coming

no lo sabe seguro she doesn't know for sure o certain

seguro que sospecha lo nuestro I'm sure he suspects we're up to something

seguro que llamó y no estábamos I bet she called and we weren't in

¿seguro que tienes suficiente dinero? — sí, seguro (are you) sure you have enough money? — yes, positive

estoy convencido de que esta vez dice la verdad — ¡sí, seguro! ( iró); I'm convinced that this time he's telling the truth — oh yeah, sure (he is)! ( colloq iro)

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seguro 1
◊ -ra adjetivo

1
a) [SER] ( exento de riesgo) safe;

◊ en un lugar seguro in a safe place

b) ( estable) secure;

◊ un trabajo seguro a secure job;

esa escalera no está segura that ladder isn't safe o steady
c) [SER] ( fiable) ‹test/método› reliable;

‹ anticonceptivo› safe;
◊ el cierre de la pulsera es muy seguro the fastener on the bracelet is very secure

d) [ESTAR] ( a salvo) safe

2
a) [ESTAR] ( convencido) sure;

◊ no estoy seguro I'm not sure;

seguro DE algo sure o certain of sth
b) [SER] ( que no admite duda) ‹muerte/victoria› certain;

‹ fecha› definite;
◊ todavía no es seguro it's not definite yet;

no te preocupes, seguro que no es nada don't worry, I'm sure it's nothing;
seguro que se le olvida he's sure o bound to forget
c) ( con confianza en sí mismo) self-assured, self-confident

seguro 2 sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( mecanismo — de armas) safety catch;

(— de pulsera, collar) clasp, fastener;
◊ echó el seguro antes de acostarse he locked the door before going to bed

b) (Méx) ( imperdible) safety pin

2
a) ( contrato) insurance;

seguro contra or a todo riesgo comprehensive insurance, all-risks insurance;
seguro contra or de incendios fire insurance;
◊ seguro de desempleo unemployment benefit;

seguro de viaje travel insurance;
seguro de vida life assurance, life insurance
b) ( Seguridad Social): el seguro or el Sseguro the state health care system, ≈ Medicaid ( in US), ≈ the National Health Service ( in UK)

■ adverbio:
◊ dijo que llegaría mañana seguro she said she'd definitely be arriving tomorrow;

no lo sabe seguro she doesn't know for sure o certain;
seguro que sospecha lo nuestro I'm sure he suspects we're up to something
seguro,-a
I adjetivo
1 es una persona muy segura (de sí misma), he's very self-confident
2 (convencido, sin dudas) sure, definite: estaba segura de que vendrías, I was sure you would come
3 (garantizado, cierto) assured: su dimisión es prácticamente segura, his resignation is almost certain
4 (sin peligro) safe
un lugar seguro, a safe place
5 (sin temor, riesgo) secure: no se siente seguro, he doesn't feel secure
es una inversión muy segura, it's a safe investment
6 (paso, voz) steady, firm
II sustantivo masculino
1 Com insurance
seguro a todo riesgo, fully comprehensive insurance
seguro de vida, life insurance
2 (de un arma) safety catch o device
(de una puerta) pásale el seguro a la puerta, bolt the door
III adverbio for sure, definitely
♦ Locuciones: ir sobre seguro, to play safe
tener algo por seguro, to be sure of sthg

' seguro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asegurarse
- cierta
- cierto
- cobertura
- confiada
- confiado
- esperar
- liquidez
- ocho
- prima
- riesgo
- santuario
- segura
- servidor
- servidora
- sexo
- sí
- tener
- asegurado
- bien
- confiar
- desenfadado
- montaje
- ojalá
- que
- tercero
English:
agenda
- assurance
- back up
- bet
- bound
- burglar alarm
- certain
- claim
- clear
- comprehensive
- confident
- dead
- define
- dependable
- doubt
- endowment
- extortionate
- insurance
- insurance premium
- itemize
- life insurance
- low-cost
- ought
- overconfident
- play
- policy
- positive
- premium
- quite
- safe
- safety
- safety catch
- secure
- self-assured
- self-confident
- steadily
- steady
- sure
- travel insurance
- uncertain
- unsure
- certainly
- certainty
- death
- definite
- definitely
- diffident
- dollar
- health
- including

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seguro, -a

♦ adj

1. [sin peligro] safe;

el medio de transporte más seguro the safest means of transport;

¿es éste un lugar seguro? is it safe here?;

aquí estaremos seguros we'll be safe here;

es una inversión segura it's a safe investment;

prefiero ir sobre seguro I'd rather play (it) safe;

más vale ir sobre seguro y llamar antes we'd better ring first, to be safe

2. [protegido, estable] secure;

un trabajo seguro a secure job;

esta mesa no está segura this table isn't very steady;

¿irán las botellas seguras ahí atrás? are the bottles safe in the back there?

3. [fiable, infalible] reliable;

un método seguro para combatir o [m5] contra los catarros a sure-fire cure for colds

4. [indudable, cierto] definite, certain;

creo que sí, pero no es seguro I think so, but I'm not certain o but it's not definite;

su nombramiento es seguro 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;

no es seguro que vengan they're not definitely coming, they're not certain to come;

lo puedes dar por seguro you can be sure of it;

ya daban la victoria por segura they were sure that they had won;

tener por seguro que… to be sure (that)…;

ten por seguro que vendrá you can be sure (that) she'll come;

¿crees que nos ayudará? – a buen seguro, de seguro do you think she'll help us? – I'm sure she will;

a buen seguro que pone alguna pega he's certain to find something wrong with it

5. [convencido] sure;

¿estás seguro? are you sure?;

no estoy muy seguro I'm not too sure;

estar seguro de algo to be sure about o of sth;

estoy seguro de ello I'm sure of it;

estamos seguros de que te gustará we're sure you'll like it;

no estoy seguro de habérselo dicho I'm not sure I told him;

estaba segura de vencer she was confident of winning

6. [con confianza en uno mismo] self-assured, self-confident;

se le ve un tipo muy seguro he's very self-assured o self-confident;

ser seguro de sí mismo, ser una persona segura de sí misma to be self-assured o self-confident

♦ nm

1. [contrato] insurance;

contratar o [m5] hacerse un seguro to take out insurance

Comp
seguro de accidentes accident insurance;
seguro de asistencia en viaje travel insurance;

seguro del automóvil car insurance;

seguro de cambio exchange rate hedge;

seguro de la casa buildings insurance;

seguro de enfermedad private health insurance;

seguro de hogar buildings insurance;

seguro de o contra incendios fire insurance;

seguro médico private health insurance;

seguro multirriesgo comprehensive insurance;

seguro mutuo joint insurance;

seguro de responsabilidad civil liability insurance;

seguro a todo riesgo comprehensive insurance;

seguro a terceros liability insurance;

seguro de viaje travel insurance;

seguro de vida life insurance o assurance

2. Fam
el seguro [la seguridad social] Br ≈ the National Health, US ≈ Medicaid;

ir al seguro to go to the hospital;

ese tratamiento no lo cubre el seguro ≈ you can't get that treatment on Br the National Health o US Medicaid

Comp
seguro de desempleo unemployment benefit;
seguro de incapacidad disability benefit;

seguro de invalidez disability benefit;

seguro de paro unemployment benefit

3. [dispositivo] safety device;
[de armas] safety catch; [en automóvil] door lock catch;
echa o [m5] pon el seguro lock the car door

4. CAm, Méx [imperdible] safety pin

♦ adv

for sure, definitely;

¿vienes seguro? are you definitely coming?;

no lo sé seguro I don't know for sure;

seguro que vendrá she's bound o certain o sure to come;

seguro que suspendo I'm bound o certain o sure to fail;

seguro que ahora va y se lo cuenta todo a ella I bet she's going to go and tell her everything;

¿seguro que no necesitas nada? – sí, sí, seguro are you sure you don't need anything? – yes, I'm sure

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seguro

I adj

1 tratamiento, puente safe;

ir sobre seguro be on the safe side

2 ( estable) steady

3 ( cierto) sure;

es seguro it’s a certainty;

dar algo por seguro be sure about sth;

no estoy tan seguro I’m not so sure;

a buen seguro definitely

4 persona

:

seguro de sí mismo self-confident, sure of o.s.

II adv for sure

III m

1 COM insurance

2 de puerta, coche lock;

poner el seguro lock the door

3 L.Am.

para ropa etc safety pin

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seguro adv

: certainly, definitely

va a llover, seguro: it's going to rain for sure

¡seguro que sí!: of course!

seguro, -ra adj

1) : safe, secure

2) : sure, certain

estoy segura que es él: I'm sure that's him

3) : reliable, trustworthy

4) : self-assured

seguro nm

1) : insurance

seguro de vida: life insurance

2) : fastener, clasp

3) Mex : safety pin

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seguro¹ adj

1. (en general) safe

las medicinas deben guardarse en un lugar seguro medicine must be kept in a safe place

2. (estable) secure

tiene un trabajo seguro he's got a secure job

3. (convencido) sure

estoy seguro de que no va a defraudarnos I'm sure he won't let us down

seguro² adv for certain

lo sé seguro I know for certain

seguro que... I bet... / to be bound...

seguro que se ha olvidado I bet he's forgotten / he's bound to have forgotten

seguro³ n

1. (contrato) insurance

me he hecho un seguro de vida I've taken out life insurance

2. (mecanismo) safety catch

echó el seguro de las puertas del coche he put the safety catch on the car doors

Spanish-English dictionary > seguro
6 sicuro

1. adj luogo safe

investimento sound, safe

( certo) sure

sicuro di sé self-confident, sure of oneself

di sicuro definitely

2. m: essere al sicuro da qualcosa be safe from something

mettere al sicuro put in a safe place

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sicuro agg.

1 ( certo) sure, certain, assured: guadagno sicuro, certain (o assured) income; ne sono sicuro, I am sure of it; sono sicuro della sua sincerità, I am sure of his sincerity; sono sicuro di averlo visto, I am sure (o certain) I saw him; sta' sicuro, be sure; essere sicuro di riuscire, to be sure of succeeding; salvare da sicura morte, to save from certain death; la vittoria è sicura, victory is assured (o inevitable)

2 ( immune da pericoli) safe, secure; ( ben difeso) sheltered; ( protetto) protected: sicuro da rischio, pericolo, safe from risk, danger; un luogo sicuro, a safe place; una strada, guida, politica sicura, a safe road, guide, policy; qui sono sicuro, here I am safe; un'auto sicura, a safe car; avere un lavoro sicuro, to have a secure job // cercare un impiego sicuro per i propri risparmi, to look for a sound investment for one's savings

3 ( che non sbaglia) unerring; unfailing; ( saldo) steady, firm: arma sicura, accurate weapon; ( che non presenta pericoli) safe weapon; cavallo sicuro, ( non ombroso) quiet horse; ( sicuramente vincente) dead cert; colpo d'occhio sicuro, unerring glance; gusto sicuro, discerning taste; mano sicura, steady hand; disegnare con mano sicura, to draw with a steady hand // a colpo sicuro, without fail

4 ( esperto) skilful, skilled, expert; clever; confident: sicuro nel maneggio delle armi, skilled (o expert) in handling weapons; è molto sicuro nel suo lavoro, he is very confident (o expert) in his job; un tiratore sicuro, a good shot; nell'ortografia è poco sicuro, his spelling is rather shaky; salì sicuro sul palcoscenico, he strode confidently onto the stage; apparve sicuro davanti alle telecamere, he appeared confident in front of the TV cameras // sicuro di sé, self-confident // è sicuro del fatto suo, he knows what he is doing (o what he is about)

5 ( fidato) reliable, trustworthy, trusty: persona, fonte sicura, reliable person, source; mettere il proprio denaro in mani sicure, to entrust one's money to safe hands; puoi essere sicuro di lui, you can rely on him

◆ s.m. safety; ( luogo sicuro) safe place: essere al sicuro, to be in safety (o safe); mettere al sicuro, to put in a safe place (o to put away safely); (iron.) ( in carcere) to put out of harm's way; tenere il proprio denaro al sicuro, to keep one's money in a safe place // di sicuro, certainly: di sicuro pioverà, it will certainly rain; verrà di sicuro, he'll definitely come // preferisco andare sul sicuro e prenotare da casa, I'd rather play safe and book from home.

sicuro avv. certainly, of course: ''Vuoi proprio partire?'' ''Sicuro!'', ''Do you really want to leave?'' ''Of course (o certainly)!''.

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[si'kuro] sicuro (-a)
1. agg

1) (senza pericolo) safe, (ben difeso) safe, secure

non è sicuro qui — it isn't safe here

sentirsi sicuro — to feel safe o secure

non mi sento sicuro qui — I don't feel safe here

2) (certo) certain, sure

la vittoria è sicura — victory is assured

essere sicuro di qc/che... — to be sure of sth/that...

sono sicuro che ce la farai — I'm sure you'll manage it

ne ero sicuro! — I knew it!

ne sei proprio sicuro? — are you sure o certain?

3) (fiducioso, tranquillo) (self-)confident, sure of o.s.

essere sicuro di sé — to be self-confident, be sure of o.s.

è molto sicuro di sé — he's very self-confident

4) (attendibile) reliable, sure, (rimedio) sure, safe, (esperto) skilled

da fonte sicura — from a reliable source

l'ho saputo da fonte sicura — I heard about it from a reliable source

5) (saldo) firm, steady

con mano sicura — with a steady hand

2. avv

of course, certainly

verrai? - sicuro! — will you come? - of course I will!

di sicuro — (senz'altro) certainly, (con certezza) for sure

non sappiamo di sicuro cosa sia successo — we don't know for sure what happened

3. sm

1)

(cosa certa) dare qc per sicuro — to be sure about sth

dare per sicuro che... — to be sure that...

2)

(luogo sicuro) essere al sicuro — to be safe, be in a safe place

non preoccuparti, qui siamo al sicuro — don't worry, we're safe here

mettersi al sicuro — to take cover

mettere qc al sicuro — to put sth away (in a safe place)

ho messo il tuo anello al sicuro — I've put your ring in a safe place

3)

(non rischiare) andare sul sicuro — to play safe

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[si'kuro] 1.
aggettivo

1) (senza pericolo) [luogo, guida] safe

poco sicuro — unsafe

2) (certo, garantito) sure, certain, assured

la vittoria è -a — victory is assured

non è sicuro che... — it's not certain that...

un lavoro sicuro — a secure job

3) (convinto)

sono sicuro che verrà — I'm sure he'll come

sono sicuro di avere ragione — I'm sure I'm right

è sicuro di sé — he's self-confident

non si è mai -i di nulla — you can never be sure of anything

essere sicuro delle proprie capacità — to be confident in one's abilities

ne ero sicuro! — I knew it!

4) (affidabile) [informazione, persona] reliable; [ veicolo] reliable, safe; [ investimento] sound

5) (esperto) [ mano] steady
2.
avverbio

1)

sicuro! — of course! certainly! sure!

2) di sicuro surely, certainly, for sure

non verrà di sicuro — he definitely won't come

questo libro l'hai letto di sicuro — you must have read this book

pioverà di sicuro — it will certainly rain
3.
sostantivo maschile

essere al sicuro — to be safe

mettere i soldi al sicuro — to put one's money in a safe place

••

andare sul sicuro — to play it safe

andare a colpo sicuro — to be dead certain about sth

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sicuro

/si'kuro/

I aggettivo

1 (senza pericolo) [luogo, guida] safe; poco sicuro unsafe

2 (certo, garantito) sure, certain, assured; la vittoria è -a victory is assured; non è sicuro che... it's not certain that...; un lavoro sicuro a secure job

3 (convinto) sono sicuro che verrà I'm sure he'll come; sono sicuro di avere ragione I'm sure I'm right; è sicuro di sé he's self-confident; non si è mai -i di nulla you can never be sure of anything; essere sicuro delle proprie capacità to be confident in one's abilities; ne ero sicuro! I knew it!

4 (affidabile) [informazione, persona] reliable; [ veicolo] reliable, safe; [ investimento] sound

5 (esperto) [ mano] steady

II avverbio

1 sicuro! of course! certainly! sure!

2 di sicuro surely, certainly, for sure; non verrà di sicuro he definitely won't come; questo libro l'hai letto di sicuro you must have read this book; pioverà di sicuro it will certainly rain

III sostantivo m.

essere al sicuro to be safe; mettere i soldi al sicuro to put one's money in a safe place

IDIOMS

andare sul sicuro to play it safe; andare a colpo sicuro to be dead certain about sth.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sicuro
7 Historical Portugal

   Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.

   A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.

   Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140

   The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."

   In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.

   The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.

   Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385

   Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in

   Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.

   The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.

   Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580

   The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.

   The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.

   What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.

   By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.

   Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.

   The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.

   By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.

   In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.

   Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640

   Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.

   Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.

   On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.

   Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822

   Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.

   Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.

   In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the

   Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.

   Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.

   Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.

   Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910

   During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.

   Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.

   Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.

   Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.

   Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.

   As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.

   First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26

   Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.

   The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.

   Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.

   The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74

   During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."

   Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.

   For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),

   and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.

   The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.

   With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.

   During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.

   The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.

   At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.

   The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.

   Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76

   Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.

   Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.

   In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.

   In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.

   In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.

   The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until

   UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.

   Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000

   After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.

   From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.

   Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.

   Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.

   In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.

   In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.

   Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.

    Contemporary Portugal

   Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.

   The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.

   Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.

   Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).

   All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.

   The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.

   After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.

   Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.

   Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.

   From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.

   Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.

   In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.

   An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

Historical dictionary of Portugal > Historical Portugal
8 certain

certain, e [sεʀtɛ̃, εn]

1. adjective

   a. ( = convaincu) [personne] sure, certain

• es-tu certain de rentrer ce soir ? are you sure or certain you'll be back this evening?

• elle est certaine qu'ils viendront she's sure or certain they'll come

   b. ( = incontestable) certain ; [indice] sure ; [date, prix] definite

• il a fait des progrès certains he has made definite progress

• la victoire est certaine victory is assured

• c'est une chose certaine it's absolutely certain

• c'est certain there's no doubt about it

   c. ( = plus ou moins défini avant le nom) un certain... a (certain)...

• un certain ministre disait même que... a certain minister even said that...

• un certain M. Leblanc vous a demandé a Mr Leblanc was asking for you

• dans une certaine mesure to a certain extent

• dans un certain sens in a certain sense

• jusqu'à un certain point up to a point

• un certain nombre d'éléments font penser que... a number of things lead one to think that...

   d. (intensif avant le nom) some

• c'est à une certaine distance d'ici it's some distance from here

• cela demande un certain courage it takes some courage

• au bout d'un certain temps after a while

• il a un certain âge he's getting on

• une personne d'un certain âge an elderly person

   e. certains ( = quelques) some, certain

• dans certains cas in some or certain cases

• certaines personnes ne l'aiment pas some people don't like him

• sans certaines notions de base without some or certain basic notions

2. plural indefinite pronoun

certains ( = personnes) some people ; ( = choses) some

• dans certains de ces cas in some of these cases

• parmi ses récits certains sont amusants some of his stories are amusing

• pour certains for some people

• certains disent que... some people say that...

• certains d'entre vous some of you

• il y en a certains qui... there are some who...

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1.

certaine sɛʀtɛ̃, ɛn adjectif

1) ( convaincu)

certain de — certain ou sure of

es-tu certain d'avoir fermé le gaz? — are your certain ou sure that you turned off the gas?

2) ( indiscutable) certain, sure

tenir quelque chose pour certain — to be certain of something

c'est sûr et certain — (colloq) it's absolutely certain

ils vont gagner, c'est certain! — they're bound to win!

il est certain qu'il n'aurait jamais pu faire ce qu'il a fait sans sa femme — he certainly couldn't have done what he did if it hadn't been for his wife

ils vont à une mort certaine — they're heading for certain death

une influence certaine — an undeniable ou a definite influence

un homme d'un âge certain — a man of advanced years

3) ( fixé) [date, prix] definite

2.

adjectif indéfini (before n)

1) ( mal défini)

elle restera un certain temps — she'll stay for some time ou for a while

un certain nombre d'erreurs — a (certain) number of mistakes

une certaine image de la France — a certain image of France

dans une certaine mesure — to a certain ou to some extent

d'une certaine manière — in a way

2) ( devant un nom de personne)

un certain M. Grovagnard — a (certain) Mr Grovagnard

3) ( intensif) some

il faut un certain culot — (colloq) it takes some nerve (colloq)

un homme d'un certain âge — a man who's no longer young

il avait déjà un certain âge — he was already getting on in years

3.

certains, certaines adjectif indéfini pluriel some

à certains moments — sometimes, at times

4.

certains, certaines pronom indéfini pluriel some people

certains d'entre eux — some of them

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sɛʀtɛ̃, ɛn certain, -e
1. adj

1) (= incontestable) certain, (avantage) definite

Ce n'est pas certain. — It's not certain.

Nous allons vers une faillite certaine. — We're heading for certain bankruptcy.

L'Italie possède un avantage certain: ses attaquants. — Italy has one definite advantage: its strikers.

2) (= convaincu) certain

être certain de — to be certain of, to be sure of

être certain que — to be certain that, to be sure that

Je suis certain que je l'ai remis en place. — I'm certain that I put it back., I'm sure that I put it back.

sûr et certain — absolutely certain

3) (avant le nom: au singulier) (= pas clairement déterminé) certain

un certain Bertrand — a certain Bertrand

dans une certaine mesure — to a certain extent, to some extent

d'un certain âge — of a certain age

un certain temps — quite some time, some time

J'ai mis un certain temps à comprendre ce qu'elle disait. — It took me quite some time to understand what she was saying., It took me some time to understand what she was saying.

d'une certaine manière — in a way

Il règne une certaine confusion. — There is some confusion.

4) (avant le nom: au pluriel)

certains (= quelques) — some

Certaines personnes n'aiment pas la crème. — Some people don't like cream.

Certaines fois, il n'y avait personne. — Sometimes there was nobody there.

2. certains pron

some

certaines — some

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certain, certaine

A adj

1 ( convaincu) certain de certain ou sure of; être certain de qch to be certain ou sure of sth; je suis certain qu'elle est coupable I'm certain ou sure that she's guilty; est-ce que tu es certain d'avoir fermé le gaz? are your certain ou sure that you turned off the gas?; nous ne sommes pas certains qu'elle en a or qu'elle en ait envie we're not certain ou sure that she feels like it;

2 ( indiscutable) certain, sure; tenir qch pour certain to be certain of sth; il est certain qu'elle acceptera it's certain that she'll accept, she's certain to accept; il n'est pas certain qu'il puisse venir it's not certain ou definite that he'll be able to come; ce n'est pas là chose certaine it's not certain ou definite; c'est sûr et certain○ it's absolutely certain; ils vont gagner, c'est certain! they're bound to win!, they're sure to win!; il est certain qu'il n'aurait jamais pu faire ce qu'il a fait sans sa femme he certainly couldn't have done what he did if it hadn't been for his wife; ils vont à une mort certaine they're heading for certain death; il a sur ses élèves une influence certaine he has an undeniable ou a definite influence on his pupils; un homme d'un âge certain a man of advanced years;

3 Comm [date, prix] definite, fixed; [taux] fixed.

B adj indéf (before n)

1 ( mal défini) elle restera à la maison un certain temps she'll stay at home for some time ou for a while; il y a encore dans le texte un certain nombre d'erreurs there are still a (certain) number of mistakes in the text; il représente une certaine image de la France he represents a certain image of France; se faire une certaine idée de la vie to have a certain conception of life; j'ai malgré tout une certaine admiration pour lui in spite of everything I've got a certain admiration for him; dans une certaine mesure to a certain ou to some extent; d'une certaine manière in a way; jusqu'à un certain point up to a (certain) point; il est venu un certain soir que j'étais sorti he came one evening when I was out;

2 ( devant un nom de personne) un certain M. Grovagnard a (certain) Mr Grovagnard;

3 ( intensif) some; il m'a fallu un certain temps pour comprendre it took me a while ou some time to understand; ça demande un certain entraînement/une certaine adresse it requires some practice/some skill; il faut un certain culot○ pour… it takes some nerve○ to…; un homme d'un certain âge a man who's no longer young; il avait déjà un certain âge lorsqu'il a établi ce record he was already getting on in years when he set this record.

C certains, certaines adj indéf pl some; à certains moments sometimes, at times.

D certains, certaines pron indéf pl some people; certains d'entre eux some of them.

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( féminin certaine) [sɛrtɛ̃, sɛrtɛn, devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet sɛrtɛn] déterminant (adjectif indéfini)

1. [exprimant l'indétermination]

à remettre à une certaine date to be handed in on a certain date

à un certain moment at one point

un certain nombre d'entre eux some of them

j'y ai cru un certain temps I believed it for a while

d'une certaine façon ou manière in a way

dans ou en un certain sens in a sense

2. [exprimant une quantité non négligeable]

il a fait preuve d'une certaine intelligence he has shown a certain amount of ou some intelligence

il faut un certain courage! you certainly need some pluck!

3. [devant un nom de personne]

les dialogues sont l'œuvre d'un certain... the dialogue is by someone called... ou by one...

il voit souvent un certain Robert (péjoratif) he sees a lot of some character called Robert

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certains ( pluriel féminin certaines) déterminant (adjectif indéfini pluriel)

[quelques] some, certain

certaines fois sometimes, on some occasions

certains jours sometimes, on some days

je connais certaines personnes qui n'auraient pas hésité I can think of some ou a few people who wouldn't have thought twice about it

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certains ( pluriel féminin certaines) pronom indéfini pluriel

[personnes] some (people)

[choses] some

[d'un groupe] some (of them)

certains d'entre vous semblent ne pas avoir compris some of you seem not to have understood

II

( féminin certaine) [sɛrtɛ̃, sɛrtɛn] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [sɛrtɛn]) adjectif

1. [incontestable - amélioration] definite ; [ - preuve] definite, positive ; [ - avantage, rapport] definite, clear ; [ - décision, invitation, prix] definite

avec un enthousiasme certain with real ou obvious enthusiasm

tenir quelque chose pour certain to have no doubt about something

le projet a beaucoup de retard — c'est certain, mais... the project is a long way behind schedule — that's certainly true but...

j'aurais préféré attendre, c'est certain I'd have preferred to wait, of course

une chose est certaine one thing's for certain ou sure

2. [inéluctable - échec, victoire] certain

on nous avait présenté son départ comme certain we'd been told he was certain to go

3. [persuadé]

être certain de: être certain de ce qu'on avance to be sure ou certain about what one is saying

il n'est pas très certain de sa décision he's not sure he's made the right decision

si tu pars battu, tu es certain de perdre! if you think you're going to lose, (then) you're bound ou sure ou certain to lose!

êtes-vous sûr que c'était lui? — j'en suis certain! are you sure it was him? — I'm positive!

ils céderont — n'en sois pas si certain they'll give in — don't be so sure

si j'étais certain qu'il vienne if I knew (for sure) ou if I was certain that he was coming

4. MATHÉMATIQUES & PHILOSOPHIE certain

certain nom masculin

BOURSE fixed ou direct rate of exchange

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > certain
9 sicuro

[si'kuro] sicuro (-a)
1. agg

1) (senza pericolo) safe, (ben difeso) safe, secure

non è sicuro qui — it isn't safe here

sentirsi sicuro — to feel safe o secure

non mi sento sicuro qui — I don't feel safe here

2) (certo) certain, sure

la vittoria è sicura — victory is assured

essere sicuro di qc/che... — to be sure of sth/that...

sono sicuro che ce la farai — I'm sure you'll manage it

ne ero sicuro! — I knew it!

ne sei proprio sicuro? — are you sure o certain?

3) (fiducioso, tranquillo) (self-)confident, sure of o.s.

essere sicuro di sé — to be self-confident, be sure of o.s.

è molto sicuro di sé — he's very self-confident

4) (attendibile) reliable, sure, (rimedio) sure, safe, (esperto) skilled

da fonte sicura — from a reliable source

l'ho saputo da fonte sicura — I heard about it from a reliable source

5) (saldo) firm, steady

con mano sicura — with a steady hand

2. avv

of course, certainly

verrai? - sicuro! — will you come? - of course I will!

di sicuro — (senz'altro) certainly, (con certezza) for sure

non sappiamo di sicuro cosa sia successo — we don't know for sure what happened

3. sm

1)

(cosa certa) dare qc per sicuro — to be sure about sth

dare per sicuro che... — to be sure that...

2)

(luogo sicuro) essere al sicuro — to be safe, be in a safe place

non preoccuparti, qui siamo al sicuro — don't worry, we're safe here

mettersi al sicuro — to take cover

mettere qc al sicuro — to put sth away (in a safe place)

ho messo il tuo anello al sicuro — I've put your ring in a safe place

3)

(non rischiare) andare sul sicuro — to play safe

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sicuro
10 sicher

I Adj.

1. (gesichert, geschützt, geborgen) safe ( vor + Dat from); (gefahrlos) safe (auch TECH.); (fest) firm, secure; Einkommen, Existenz etc.: secure; Ort, Versteck etc.: meist safe; vor Neid ist keiner sicher none of us is above envy; vor ihm ist keiner sicher nobody’s safe when he’s around; sicher ist sicher! better safe than sorry; Geleit

2. (gewiss) certain, sure; (zuverlässig) Quelle etc.: reliable, sicherer Sieg certain victory; sichere Methode reliable (surefire umg.) method; das ist der sichere Tod that’s certain death; sicheres Zeichen sure sign; so viel ist sicher: this much is certain -; es ist nicht sicher, ob wir kommen it’s not certain ( oder it hasn’t been decided for sure) whether we can come; die Stelle ist ihm sicher he’s certain to get the job; Amen, Nummer, Quelle etc.

3. Person: (überzeugt, wissend) sure, certain; (zuversichtlich) confident; einer Sache sicher sein be sure of s.th.; seiner Sache sicher sein be absolutely sure ( oder confident) about what one is doing; er ist ( sich) seiner Sache sehr sicher he’s very sure ( kritisch: a bit too sure) of himself; sind Sie ( sich dessen) sicher? are you sure (about that)?; bist du ( dir) sicher? - ganz sicher are you sure? - (I’m) positive; ich bin ( mir) nicht ganz sicher I’m not quite sure; du kannst sicher sein, dass... you can be sure ( oder rest assured) that...

4. (geübt, fähig) competent; (zuverlässig) reliable; (selbstsicher) confident, self-assured; Instinkt, Urteil: sure; sicheres Auftreten self-assurance; sicherer Fahrer confident ( fähig: competent, reliable) driver; sicherer Skiläufer assured ( oder competent) skier; sicherer Geschmack reliable ( oder sound) taste; sichere Hand sure ( nicht zitternd: steady) hand; sicherer Schütze sure shot

II Adv.

1. (ohne Gefahr) safely; sicher fahren be a safe ( fähig: competent, reliable) driver; sicher beherrschen (Wagen, Maschine etc.) be in complete control of; etw. sicher aufbewahren keep s.th. safely ( oder in a safe place); nicht sicher auf den Beinen stehen be a bit unsteady; sich sicher fühlen feel safe; beim Autofahren, Skilaufen etc.: feel confident; sicher wirkend Methode etc.: reliable, surefire umg.; siehe auch sichergehen, sicherstellen

2. (gewiss, bestimmt) certainly; auch Interj.: ( aber) sicher!, ( ganz) sicher! certainly!, of course!; sie freut sich sicher darüber she’s sure ( oder bound) to be pleased, she’ll certainly be pleased (about it); ein sicher gestohlenes Fahrzeug a car that’s bound to have been stolen; das ist sicher gelogen that’s sure to be a lie; du hast sicher Recht I’m sure you’re right; siehe auch sicherlich

3. seine Vokabeln sicher können know one’s vocabulary off pat, Am. have one’s vocabulary down pat; den Stoff / seine Rolle sicher beherrschen have a thorough knowledge of the material / play one’s part with complete assurance; sicher auftreten have a self-assured ( oder self-confident) manner, be very self-confident

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sure (Adv.); certainly (Adv.); of course (Adv.);

(geborgen) secure (Adj.); proof (Adj.);

(gefahrlos) safe (Adj.);

(gewiss) certain (Adj.); sure (Adj.)

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sị|cher ['zɪçɐ]
1. adj

1) (= gewiss) certain, sure

der sichere Tod/Sieg — certain death/victory

sicher sein — to be sure or certain of sth

jds/seiner selbst sicher sein — to be sure of sb/oneself

sicher sein — to be sure of what one is doing/saying

so viel ist sicher — this much is certain

ist das sicher? — is that certain?

man weiß nichts Sicheres — we don't know anything certain

das ist uns sicher — that is for sure

mit der guten Zeit ist uns der zweite Platz sicher — with such a good time we're sure or certain of second place

See:

→ Leben

2) (= geschützt, gefahrlos) safe; (= geborgen) secure; Investition secure, safe

vor jdm/etw sicher sein — to be safe from sb/sth

sicher ist sicher — you can't be too sure

3) (= zuverlässig) reliable; Methode reliable, sure-fire attr (inf); Verhütungsmethode safe, reliable; Fahrer, Schwimmer safe; (= fest) Gefühl, Zusage certain, definite; Hand, Einkommen, Job steady; Stellung secure

ein sicherer Schütze — a sure shot

sicher auf den Beinen sein — to be steady on one's legs

mit sicherem Instinkt — with a sure instinct

4) (= selbstbewusst) (self-)confident, (self-)assured

2. adv

1) fahren, aufbewahren etc safely

sicher wirkend — reliable

sicher leben — to live or lead a secure life

sicher schießen — to be a reliable shot

sehr sicher Ski fahren — to ski extremely well

2)

(= selbstbewusst) sicher wirken/auftreten — to give an impression of (self-)confidence or (self-)assurance

3) (= natürlich) of course

sicher! — of course, sure (esp US)

4)

(= bestimmt) das wolltest du sicher nicht sagen — surely you didn't mean that

du hast dich sicher verrechnet — you must have counted wrong

das weiß ich ganz sicher — I know that for certain or for sure

das ist ganz sicher das Beste — it's quite certainly the best

aber er kommt sicher noch — I'm sure or certain he'll come

das hat er sicher vergessen — I'm sure he's forgotten it

er kommt sicher auch mit — he's bound or sure or certain to want to come too

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1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) certain

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) certain

3) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) clear

4) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) positive

5) (absolutely; completely: He is positively the nastiest person I know.) positively

6) ((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.) secure

7) securely

8) (without harm or risk: He got home safely.) safely

9) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) safe

10) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) safe

11) ((of a person) reliable: a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.) safe

12) ((negative unsteady) firmly fixed, balanced or controlled: The table isn't steady; You need a steady hand to be a surgeon.) steady

13) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) sure

14) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) sure

15) (without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure: Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim.) surely

16) ((in answers) certainly; of course: `May I come with you?' `Surely!') surely

17) ((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') sure

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si·cher

[ˈzɪçɐ]

I. adj

1. (gewiss) certain, sure

ein \sicherer Gewinn/Verlust a sure [or certain] win/loss

eine \sichere Zusage a definite confirmation

▪ \sicher sein to be certain, to be for sure, to be a sure thing

▪ \sicher sein, dass/ob... to be certain that/as to whether...

▪ etwas S\sicheres something certain

▪ sich dat \sicher sein, dass... to be sure [or certain] that...

▪ sich dat einer S. gen/seiner Sache gen \sicher sein to be sure of sth/of what one is doing/saying

▪ sich dat seiner selbst \sicher sein to be sure of oneself

so viel ist \sicher that much is certain

2. (ungefährdet) safe

eine \sichere Anlage a secure investment

ein \sicherer Arbeitsplatz a steady job

▪ \sicher [vor jdm/etw] sein to be safe [from sb/sth]

\sicher ist \sicher you can't be too careful

3. (zuverlässig) reliable

\sicherer Beweis definite [or reliable] proof

eine \sichere Methode a foolproof method

etw aus \sicherer Quelle haben [o wissen] to have [or know] sth from a reliable source

4. (geübt) competent

ein \sicheres Händchen für etw akk haben (fam) to have a knack for sth

ein \sicherer Autofahrer a safe driver

ein \sicheres Urteil a sound judgement

ein \sicherer Schuss an accurate [or good] shot

5. (selbstsicher) self-confident, self-assured

ein \sicheres Auftreten haben to appear/be self-confident; s.a. Quelle

II. adv surely

du hast \sicher recht you are certainly right, I'm sure you're right

es ist \sicher nicht das letzte Mal this is surely not the last time

[aber] \sicher! [o \sicher doch!] (fam) of course!, sure!

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (ungefährdet) safe <road, procedure, etc.>; secure <job, investment, etc.>

vor jemandem/etwas sicher sein — be safe from somebody/something

sicher ist sicher — it's better to be on the safe side; better safe than sorry

2) (zuverlässig) reliable <evidence, source>; secure < income>; certain, undeniable < proof>; (vertrauenswürdig) reliable, sure <judgment, taste, etc.>

3) (selbstbewusst) [self-]assured, [self-]confident <person, manner>

4) (gewiss) certain; sure

der sichere Sieg/Tod — certain victory/ death
2.
adverbial

1) (ungefährdet) safely

um ganz sicher zu gehen — to be quite sure

2) (zuverlässig) reliably

sicher [Auto] fahren — be a safe driver

3) (selbstbewusst) [self-]confidently

sicher auftreten — behave in a self-assured or self-confident manner
3.
Adverb certainly; (plädierend) surely

sicher kommt er bald — he is sure to come soon

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sicher

A. adj

1. (gesichert, geschützt, geborgen) safe (

vor +dat from); (gefahrlos) safe ( auch TECH); (fest) firm, secure; Einkommen, Existenz etc: secure; Ort, Versteck etc: meist safe;

vor Neid ist keiner sicher none of us is above envy;

vor ihm ist keiner sicher nobody’s safe when he’s around;

sicher ist sicher! better safe than sorry; → Geleit

2. (gewiss) certain, sure; (zuverlässig) Quelle etc: reliable,

sicherer Sieg certain victory;

sichere Methode reliable (surefire umg) method;

das ist der sichere Tod that’s certain death;

sicheres Zeichen sure sign;

so viel ist sicher: this much is certain -;

es ist nicht sicher, ob wir kommen it’s not certain ( oder it hasn’t been decided for sure) whether we can come;

die Stelle ist ihm sicher he’s certain to get the job; → Amen, Nummer, Quelle etc

3. Person: (überzeugt, wissend) sure, certain; (zuversichtlich) confident;

einer Sache sicher sein be sure of sth;

seiner Sache sicher sein be absolutely sure ( oder confident) about what one is doing;

er ist (sich) seiner Sache sehr sicher he’s very sure ( kritisch: a bit too sure) of himself;

sind Sie (sich dessen) sicher? are you sure (about that)?;

bist du (dir) sicher? - ganz sicher are you sure? - (I’m) positive;

ich bin (mir) nicht ganz sicher I’m not quite sure;

du kannst sicher sein, dass … you can be sure ( oder rest assured) that …

4. (geübt, fähig) competent; (zuverlässig) reliable; (selbstsicher) confident, self-assured; Instinkt, Urteil: sure;

sicheres Auftreten self-assurance;

sicherer Fahrer confident ( fähig: competent, reliable) driver;

sicherer Skiläufer assured ( oder competent) skier;

sicherer Geschmack reliable ( oder sound) taste;

sichere Hand sure ( nicht zitternd: steady) hand;

sicherer Schütze sure shot

B. adv

1. (ohne Gefahr) safely;

sicher fahren be a safe ( fähig: competent, reliable) driver;

sicher beherrschen (Wagen, Maschine etc) be in complete control of;

etwas sicher aufbewahren keep sth safely ( oder in a safe place);

nicht sicher auf den Beinen stehen be a bit unsteady;

sich sicher fühlen feel safe; beim Autofahren, Skilaufen etc: feel confident;

sicher wirkend Methode etc: reliable, surefire umg; → auch sichergehen, sicherstellen

2. (gewiss, bestimmt) certainly; auch int:

(aber) sicher!, (ganz) sicher! certainly!, of course!;

sie freut sich sicher darüber she’s sure ( oder bound) to be pleased, she’ll certainly be pleased (about it);

ein sicher gestohlenes Fahrzeug a car that’s bound to have been stolen;

das ist sicher gelogen that’s sure to be a lie;

du hast sicher recht I’m sure you’re right; → auch sicherlich

3.

seine Vokabeln sicher können know one’s vocabulary off pat, US have one’s vocabulary down pat;

den Stoff/seine Rolle sicher beherrschen have a thorough knowledge of the material/play one’s part with complete assurance;

sicher auftreten have a self-assured ( oder self-confident) manner, be very self-confident

…sicher im adj

1. (sicher vor, gegen etwas):

atombombensicher atomic bomb-proof;

lawinensicher safe ( oder protected) from avalanches;

mottensicher mothproof;

krisensicher crisis-proof

2. (sicher zu erwarten, zuverlässig)

ertragssicher providing a reliable yield (FIN profit);

funktionssicher functioning reliably, reliable

3. (gewandt, erfahren)

stilsicher with an assured ( oder confident) style, stylistically assured;

geschmackssicher with sound taste;

fangsicher SPORT with a safe pair of hands

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (ungefährdet) safe <road, procedure, etc.>; secure <job, investment, etc.>

vor jemandem/etwas sicher sein — be safe from somebody/something

sicher ist sicher — it's better to be on the safe side; better safe than sorry

2) (zuverlässig) reliable <evidence, source>; secure < income>; certain, undeniable < proof>; (vertrauenswürdig) reliable, sure <judgment, taste, etc.>

3) (selbstbewusst) [self-]assured, [self-]confident <person, manner>

4) (gewiss) certain; sure

der sichere Sieg/Tod — certain victory/ death
2.
adverbial

1) (ungefährdet) safely

um ganz sicher zu gehen — to be quite sure

2) (zuverlässig) reliably

sicher [Auto] fahren — be a safe driver

3) (selbstbewusst) [self-]confidently

sicher auftreten — behave in a self-assured or self-confident manner
3.
Adverb certainly; (plädierend) surely

sicher kommt er bald — he is sure to come soon

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adj.

certain adj.

confident adj.

proof adj.

safe adj.

secure adj.

sure adj.

unendangered adj.

unharmful adj.

unmistaken adj. adv.

assuredly adv.

certainly adv.

easily adv.

safely adv.

securely adv.

surely adv. ausdr.

for sure expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > sicher
11 asegurar

v.

1 to secure.

María aseguró el barco en el muelle Mary secured the boat at the dock.

Silvia aseguró su posición Silvia secured her position.

2 to assure.

te lo aseguro I assure you

asegurar a alguien que… to assure somebody that…

el gobierno aseguró que no subiría los impuestos the government promised it would not increase taxes

¿y quién me asegura que no me está mintiendo? and what guarantee do I have he isn't lying to me?

Alicia asegura su declaración Alice assures her declaration.

Ella le asegura a Ricardo su regreso She assures Richard her return.

3 to insure (contra riesgos).

asegurar algo a todo riesgo to take out comprehensive insurance on something

asegurar algo en to insure something for (cantidad)

Ricardo aseguró su auto Richard insured his automobile.

4 to guarantee, to ensure.

Mario asegura el pago íntegro Mario guarantees the payment in whole.

5 to promise to, to guarantee to.

Ricardo le aseguró cumplir con su palabra Richard promised him to keep his word.

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asegurar

► verbo transitivo

1 (fijar) to secure

2 COMERCIO to insure

3 (garantizar) to assure, guarantee

■ te aseguro que lo haré I assure you that I'll do it

► verbo pronominal asegurarse

1 (cerciorarse) to make sure

■ asegúrate de cerrar la ventana make sure you close the window

2 COMERCIO to insure oneself

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verb

1) to assure, ensure

2) secure

3) insure

•

- asegurarse

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1. VT

1) (=sujetar) to secure

unos cables aseguran la carpa — the marquee is held in place o secured by cables

hay que asegurar mejor el cuadro a la pared — the painting needs to be more firmly fixed o secured to the wall

asegurar algo con algo — to secure sth with sth

aseguró con cola las patas del armario — he secured the legs of the wardrobe with glue

aseguraron los fardos con cuerdas — they fastened o secured the bundles with rope

2) (=proteger) [+ zona, edificio] to make secure ( contra against)

3) (=garantizar) [+ derecho] to guarantee

eso asegura el cumplimiento de los acuerdos — that ensures o guarantees that the agreements will be fulfilled

si quieres asegurarte el aprobado, tienes que estudiar más — if you want to be certain of passing, you'll have to study more

es posible, pero no lo aseguro — it's possible, but I can't tell you for sure

es verdad, se lo aseguro — it's true, take my word for it o I assure you

asegurar a algn que — to assure sb that

nos aseguraron que no habría retrasos — they assured us that there would not be any delays

4) (=declarar) to maintain

asegura que no salió de casa — he maintains that he didn't leave the house

asegura no saber nada del asunto — he maintains o affirms that he knew nothing about the matter

asegura estar dispuesto a ayudarnos — he says that he is willing to help us

5) (Com, Econ) [+ vehículo, vivienda] to insure (de, contra against) (en for)

han asegurado los cuadros en más de seis mil millones — the paintings have been insured for more than six thousand million

deberías asegurar el coche a todo riesgo — you should have your car fully insured, you should take out a comprehensive insurance policy on your car

2.

See:

asegurarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (afirmar, prometer) to assure

le aseguro que... — I assure you that...

asegura no haberlo visto — she maintains that she did not see

b) ( garantizar) <funcionamiento/servicio> to guarantee

tendremos buen tiempo asegurado — we'll be guaranteed good weather

2) (Com, Fin) <persona/casa> to insure

aseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo — she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car

3)

a) (sujetar, fijar) <puerta/estante> to secure

lo aseguraron con una cuerda — they secured it with a rope

aseguró bien el pie en la roca — she got a firm foothold in the rock

b) <edificio/entrada> to secure, make... secure
2.
asegurarse v pron

1)

a) ( cerciorarse) to make sure

asegúrate de que no falta nada — make sure there's nothing missing

b) (garantizarse, procurarse)

con ese gol se aseguraron el triunfo — by scoring that goal they guaranteed themselves victory

2) (Com, Fin) to insure oneself

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= affirm, assure, ensure [insure, -USA], reassure, secure, lock in + place, brace, asseverate.

Ex. This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.

Ex. They have some very distinct advantages over more usual indexing techniques, and these are likely to assure citation indexes a place in the information market.

Ex. The acquisition policy's purpose is to ensure that the library has the right sort of material for its particular needs, and in the right quantities.

Ex. The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.

Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

Ex. Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.

Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex. Junctionville is not a 'Cadillac' town, they asseverated.

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* asegurar el éxito = ensure + success.

* asegurar que = vouch + for the fact that.

* asegurarse = be sure, check to make sure, make + sure, make + certain.

* asegurarse contra = self-insure for.

* te lo aseguro = take it from me.

* volver a asegurar = reinsure.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (afirmar, prometer) to assure

le aseguro que... — I assure you that...

asegura no haberlo visto — she maintains that she did not see

b) ( garantizar) <funcionamiento/servicio> to guarantee

tendremos buen tiempo asegurado — we'll be guaranteed good weather

2) (Com, Fin) <persona/casa> to insure

aseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo — she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car

3)

a) (sujetar, fijar) <puerta/estante> to secure

lo aseguraron con una cuerda — they secured it with a rope

aseguró bien el pie en la roca — she got a firm foothold in the rock

b) <edificio/entrada> to secure, make... secure
2.
asegurarse v pron

1)

a) ( cerciorarse) to make sure

asegúrate de que no falta nada — make sure there's nothing missing

b) (garantizarse, procurarse)

con ese gol se aseguraron el triunfo — by scoring that goal they guaranteed themselves victory

2) (Com, Fin) to insure oneself

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= affirm, assure, ensure [insure, -USA], reassure, secure, lock in + place, brace, asseverate.

Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.

Ex: They have some very distinct advantages over more usual indexing techniques, and these are likely to assure citation indexes a place in the information market.

Ex: The acquisition policy's purpose is to ensure that the library has the right sort of material for its particular needs, and in the right quantities.

Ex: The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.

Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

Ex: Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.

Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex: Junctionville is not a 'Cadillac' town, they asseverated.

* asegurar el éxito = ensure + success.

* asegurar que = vouch + for the fact that.

* asegurarse = be sure, check to make sure, make + sure, make + certain.

* asegurarse contra = self-insure for.

* te lo aseguro = take it from me.

* volver a asegurar = reinsure.

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asegurar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (afirmar, prometer) to assure

le aseguro que no habrá ningún problema I assure you that there will be no problem

me aseguró que vendría she assured me that she would come

vale la pena, te lo aseguro it's worth it, I assure you o I promise you

asegura no haber visto nada she maintains o says that she did not see anything

2 (garantizar) ‹funcionamiento/servicio› to guarantee

el gol que les aseguró el partido the goal that guaranteed them victory, the goal that sewed the game up o that ensured victory

la herencia le aseguró una vida desahogada the inheritance guaranteed him a comfortable life

al menos tendremos buen tiempo asegurado at least we'll be assured of o guaranteed good weather

B ( Com, Fin) ‹persona/casa› to insure

aseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car

C

1 (sujetar, fijar) ‹puerta/estante› to secure

lo aseguraron con una cuerda they secured it o made it fast with a rope

aseguró bien el pie en la roca she got a firm foothold in the rock

aseguró el poste colocando piedras alrededor de su base he fixed the post in position by putting stones around the base

lo aseguraron con tornillos they held it in place o fixed it o secured it with screws

2 ‹edificio/entrada› to secure, make … secure

D ( Méx)

1 (decomisar) to seize

2 (capturar) ‹delincuente/asaltante› to capture

■ asegurarse

v pron

A

1 (cerciorarse) to make sure

asegúrate de que no falta nada make sure there's nothing missing

2

(garantizarse, procurarse): con esas medidas se aseguraron el triunfo with those measures they guaranteed themselves victory o they made sure of victory, those measures assured them of o guaranteed them victory

B ( Com, Fin) to insure oneself

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asegurar ( conjugate asegurar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( prometer) to assure;

◊ te lo aseguro I assure you;

asegura no haberlo visto she maintains that she did not see
b) ( garantizar) ‹funcionamiento/servicio› to guarantee

2 (Com, Fin) ‹persona/casa› to insure;
◊ aseguró el coche a todo riesgo she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car

3
a) (sujetar, fijar) ‹puerta/estante› to secure

b) ‹edificio/entrada› to secure, make … secure

asegurarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( cerciorarse) to make sure

b) (garantizarse, procurarse):

◊ con ese gol se aseguraron el triunfo by scoring that goal they guaranteed themselves victory

2 (Com, Fin) to insure oneself
asegurar verbo transitivo
1 to insure
2 (garantizar) asegurar el éxito de una empresa, to ensure the success of a project
te aseguro que..., I assure you that...
3 (afianzar, sujetar) to fasten, tighten up
' asegurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
base
- garantizar
English:
assure
- attach
- ensure
- guarantee
- insure
- loop
- reassure
- indemnify
- nail
- peg
- secure
- under

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asegurar

♦ vt

1. [fijar] to secure;

asegúralo con una cuerda secure it with a rope;

asegura las piezas con pegamento fix the pieces together with glue;

aseguró la puerta con el cerrojo she bolted the door (shut)

2. [garantizar] to assure;

te lo aseguro I assure you;

asegurar a alguien que… to assure sb that…;

el gobierno aseguró que no subiría los impuestos the government promised it would not increase taxes;

¿y quién me asegura que no me está mintiendo? and what guarantee do I have he isn't lying to me?;

con él de coordinador el conflicto está asegurado with him as co-ordinator, conflict is assured o a certainty;

tienes que trabajar más si quieres asegurar tu ascenso you'll have to work harder if you want to make certain you get promoted

3. [contra riesgos] to insure ( contra against);
asegurar algo a todo riesgo to take out comprehensive insurance on sth;

asegurar en [cantidad] to insure sth for

4. Méx [decomisar] to confiscate, to seize

♦ See also the pronominal verb asegurarse

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asegurar

v/t

1 ( afianzar) secure

2 ( prometer) assure;

te lo aseguro I assure you

3 ( garantizar) guarantee

4 COM insure;

asegurar algo contra incendios insure sth against fire, take out fire insurance on sth

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asegurar vt

1) : to assure

2) : to secure

3) : to insure

♦ See also the reflexive verb asegurarse

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asegurar vb

1. (afirmar) to assure

me aseguró que no tuvo nada que ver con el robo he assured me that he had nothing to do with the robbery

2. (garantizar) to ensure

sus notas le aseguraban una plaza en la universidad his grades ensured him of a place at university

3. (coche, casa, etc) to insure

hemos asegurado el coche contra robo we've insured the car against theft

Spanish-English dictionary > asegurar
12 осигурен

осигурен материално provided for

осигурен срещу всякакви случайности proof against all hazards

осигурен доход a secured/an assured income

имам осигурен доход be sure of o.'s income

животът й е осигурен she is fixed up for life

осигурена победа an assured victory

вж. ос

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осигурѐн,

мин. страд. прич. (и като прил.): \осигурен доход a secured/an assured income; животът ѝ е \осигурен she is fixed up for life; имам \осигурен доход be sure of o.’s income; \осигурен материално provided for; \осигурен срещу всякакви случайности proof against all hazards; \осигурена победа an assured victory.

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assured: My success is осигурен. - Успехът ми е осигурен.; provided for (материално)

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1. ОСИГУРЕН доход а secured/an assured income 2. ОСИГУРЕН материално provided for 3. ОСИГУРЕН срещу всякакви случайности proof against all hazards 4. ОСИГУРЕНa победа an assured victory 5. вж. ос 6. животът й е ОСИГУРЕН she is fixed up for life 7. имам ОСИГУРЕН доход be sure of o.'s income

Български-английски речник > осигурен
13 siegessicher

Adj. und Adv. siegesbewusst

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sie|ges|si|cher
1. adj
certain or sure of victory
2. adv
confidently
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sie·ges·si·cher

I. adj certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory pred

ein \siegessicheres Lächeln a confident smile

▪ \siegessicher sein to be certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory [or winning

II. adv certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory

\siegessicher lächelnd with a confident smile

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1.
Adjektiv certain or confident of victory pred.; (erfolgssicher) certain or confident of success pred.
2.
adverbial confident of victory; <say, smile> confidently

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siegessicher adj & adv → siegesbewusst

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1.
Adjektiv certain or confident of victory pred.; (erfolgssicher) certain or confident of success pred.
2.
adverbial confident of victory; <say, smile> confidently

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > siegessicher
14 siegessicher

sie·ges·si·cher adj

certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory pred;

ein \siegessicheres Lächeln a confident smile;

\siegessicher sein to be certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory [or winning]

adv certain [or assured] [or sure] of victory;

\siegessicher lächelnd with a confident smile

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > siegessicher
15 assurer

assurer [asyʀe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = affirmer) to assure

• assurer à qn que... to assure sb that...

• cela vaut la peine, je vous assure it's worth it, I assure you

• je t'assure ! really!

• assurer qn de qch to assure sb of sth

• sa participation nous est assurée we have been assured he will take part

   b. (par contrat) to insure

• assurer qn sur la vie to give sb life insurance

• faire assurer qch to insure sth

• être assuré to be insured

   c. ( = garantir) to ensure ; [+ avenir, fortune] to secure ; [+ revenu] to provide

• ce but leur a assuré la victoire this goal ensured their victory

   d. ( = effectuer) [+ contrôles, travaux] to carry out

• l'avion qui assure la liaison entre Genève et Aberdeen the plane that operates between Geneva and Aberdeen

• assurer sa propre défense (au tribunal) to conduct one's own defence

• assurer la direction d'un service to be in charge of a department

   e. [+ alpiniste] to belay

2. intransitive verb

( = être à la hauteur) (inf) to be very good

• ne pas assurer to be no good (inf)

• je n'assure pas du tout en allemand I'm absolutely useless (inf) at German

3. reflexive verb

► s'assurer

   a. ( = vérifier)

s'assurer que/de qch to make sure that/of sth

• assure-toi qu'on n'a rien volé make sure nothing has been stolen

• je vais m'en assurer I'll make sure

   b. ( = contracter une assurance) to insure o.s.

• s'assurer sur la vie to take out life insurance

   c. ( = obtenir) to secure

• s'assurer le contrôle de to take control of

   d. [alpiniste] to belay o.s.

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asyʀe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( affirmer)

assurer à quelqu'un que — to assure somebody that

ce n'est pas drôle, je t'assure — believe me, it's no joke

qu'est-ce que tu es maladroit, je t'assure! — (colloq) you really are clumsy!

2) ( faire part à)

assurer quelqu'un de — to assure somebody of [affection, soutien]

3) ( protéger) to insure [biens] ( contre against)

4) ( effectuer) to carry out [maintenance, tâche]; to provide [service]; ( prendre en charge) to see to [livraison]

le service ne sera pas assuré demain — there will be no service tomorrow

assurer la liaison entre — [train, car] to run between; [ferry] to sail between; [compagnie] to operate between

assurer la gestion de — to manage

assurer sa propre défense — Droit to conduct one's own defence [BrE]

assurer les fonctions de directeur — to be director

5) ( garantir) to ensure [bonheur, gloire]; to ensure, to secure [victoire, paix, promotion]; to give [monopole, revenu]; (par des efforts, une intervention) to secure [droit, poste] ( à quelqu'un for somebody); to assure [position, avenir]; to protect [frontière]

il veut leur assurer une vieillesse paisible — he wants to give them a peaceful old age

l'exposition devrait assurer 800 emplois — the exhibition ought to create 800 jobs

assurer ses vieux jours — to provide for one's old age

6) ( rendre stable) to steady [escabeau]; ( fixer) to secure [corde]; to fasten [volet]

7) ( ne pas risquer)

assurer une balle — to play a safe ball

8) ( en alpinisme) to belay [grimpeur]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) (colloq) ( être à la hauteur) to be up to the mark (colloq)

assurer en chimie — to be good at chemistry

assurer avec les filles — to have a way with the girls

2) Sport to play it safe

3.

s'assurer verbe pronominal

1) ( vérifier)

s'assurer de quelque chose — to make sure of something, to check on something

s'assurer que — to make sure that, to check that

2) ( se procurer) to secure [avantage, aide]

s'assurer une bonne retraite — to arrange to get a good pension

s'assurer une position de repli — to make sure one has a fall-back position

3) ( prendre une assurance) to take out insurance

s'assurer contre l'incendie/sur la vie — to take out fire/life insurance

4) ( se prémunir)

s'assurer contre — to insure against [éventualité, risque]

5) ( en alpinisme) to belay oneself

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asyʀe
1. vt

1) COMMERCE (contre accidents ou dégâts) to insure

La maison est assurée. — The house is insured.

être assuré contre qch — to be insured against sth

2) (= exécuter, faire fonctionner) [service, garde] to provide, to operate

Ils assurent de nouveau la liaison Paris-Glasgow. — The Paris-Glasgow flight is operating again.

Nous ne pourrons pas assurer de permanence le week-end prochain. — The service will not operate next weekend., We will be closed next weekend.

3) (= certifier) to assure

assurer qch à qn — to assure sb of sth

assurer à qn que — to assure sb that

Je vous assure que non. — I assure you that is not the case.

Je vous assure que si. — I assure you that is the case.

Je t'assure que c'est vrai! — I assure you it's true!

4) (= confirmer)

assurer qn de — to assure sb of

Nous vous assurons de notre soutien. — You can be assured of our support., We can assure you of our support.

5) (= garantir) [victoire, résultat] to ensure, to make certain

assurer qch à qn — to guarantee sth for sb

assurer à qn une vieillesse à l'abri du besoin — to ensure sb is provided for in their old age

6) (= protéger) [frontières, pouvoir] to make secure

assurer ses arrières fig — to be sure one has something to fall back on

7) (= stabiliser) to steady, to stabilize

8) ALPINISME to belay

2. vi

* (= être à la hauteur) to be great *

En maths il est nul, mais en physique, il assure! — He's useless at maths, but at physics, he's great!

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assurer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( affirmer) assurer à qn que to assure sb that; cela marchera, m'assura-t-il he assured me it would work; le journal assure qu'il est mort the paper claims that he's dead; ce n'est pas drôle, je t'assure believe me, it's no joke; qu'est-ce que tu es maladroit, je t'assure○! you really are clumsy!;

2 ( faire part à) assurer qn de to assure sb of [affection, soutien];

3 Assur to insure [biens] (contre against); assurer sa voiture contre le vol/qn sur la vie to insure one's car against theft/sb's life;

4 ( effectuer) to carry out [maintenance, tâche]; to provide [service]; ( prendre en charge) to see to [livraison]; ils n'assurent que les réparations urgentes they only carry out urgent repairs; le service après-vente est assuré par nos soins we provide the after-sales service; assurer l'approvisionnement en eau d'une ville to supply a town with water; le service ne sera pas assuré demain there will be no service tomorrow; sa propulsion est assurée par deux turboréacteurs it is propelled by two turbojets; le centre assure la conservation des embryons the centre^GB stores embryos; assurer la liaison entre [train, car] to run between; [ferry] to sail between; [compagnie] to operate between; un vol quotidien assure la liaison entre les capitales a daily flight links the two capitals; assurer la gestion/défense/sauvegarde de to manage/to defend/to safeguard; assurer sa propre défense Jur to conduct one's own defence^GB; assurer les fonctions de directeur/président to be director/chairman;

5 ( garantir) to ensure [bonheur, gloire]; to ensure, to secure [victoire, paix, promotion]; to give [monopole, revenu]; (par des efforts, une intervention) to secure [droit, situation] (à qn for sb); to assure [position, avenir]; to protect [frontière]; pour assurer le succès commercial (in order) to ensure commercial success; cela ne suffira pas à assurer son élection that won't get him/her elected; il est là pour assurer la bonne marche du projet his role is to make sure ou to ensure that the project runs smoothly; assurer sa qualification en finale to get into the final; ce rachat assure à l'entreprise le monopole the takeover gives the company a guaranteed monopoly; il veut leur assurer une vieillesse paisible he wants to give them a peaceful old age; mon travail m'assure un revenu confortable my job provides me with ou gives me a comfortable income; il assure une rente à son fils he gives his son an allowance; le soutien de la gauche lui a assuré la victoire the support of the left secured his/her victory; il a réussi à leur assurer un poste he managed to secure a position for them; l'exposition devrait assurer 800 emplois the exhibition ought to create 800 jobs; assurer ses vieux jours to provide for one's old age;

6 ( rendre stable) to steady [escabeau]; ( fixer) to secure [corde]; to fasten [volet]; assurer son pas to steady oneself;

7 Sport ( ne pas risquer) assurer une balle/un service to play a safe ball/service;

8 Sport ( en alpinisme) to belay [grimpeur].

B vi

1 ○( être à la hauteur) to be up to the mark○, to be up to snuff○ US; assurer en chimie to be good at chemistry; assurer avec les filles to have a way with the girls;

2 Sport to play it safe.

C s'assurer vpr

1 ( vérifier) s'assurer de qch to make sure of sth, to check on sth; s'assurer que to make sure that, to check that; il vaut mieux s'assurer de leur présence we had better check that they're there; je vais m'en assurer I'll make sure, I'll check;

2 ( se procurer) to secure [avantage, bien, aide, monopole]; s'assurer les services de to enlist the services of; s'assurer une bonne retraite to arrange to get a good pension; s'assurer une position de repli to make sure one has a fall-back position;

3 Assur to take out insurance (contre against); s'assurer contre l'incendie/sur la vie to take out fire/life insurance;

4 ( se prémunir) s'assurer contre to insure against [éventualité, risque];

5 ( se stabiliser) [voix] to steady; [personne] to steady oneself; s'assurer en selle Équit to steady oneself in the saddle;

6 Sport ( en alpinisme) to belay oneself;

7 †( se rendre sûr de) s'assurer de qn/de qch to make sure of sb/about sth.

[asyre] verbe transitif

1. [certifier] to assure

il m'a assuré qu'il viendrait he assured me he'd come

mais si, je t'assure! yes, I swear!

il faut de la patience avec elle, je t'assure! you need a lot of patience when dealing with her, I'm telling you!

2. [rendre sûr] to assure

laissez-moi vous assurer de ma reconnaissance let me assure you of my gratitude

3. [procurer] to maintain, to provide

assurer le ravitaillement des populations sinistrées to provide disaster victims with supplies

une permanence est assurée le samedi après-midi there is someone on duty on Saturday afternoons

pour mieux assurer la sécurité de tous to ensure greater safety for all

assurer une liaison aérienne/ferroviaire to operate an air/a rail link

assurer quelque chose à quelqu'un: assurer à quelqu'un un bon salaire to secure a good salary for somebody

4. [mettre à l'abri] to ensure, to secure

assurer l'avenir to make provision ou provide for the future

assurer ses arrières

a. MILITAIRE to protect one's rear

b. (figuré) to leave oneself a way out ou something to fall back on

5. [arrimer] to secure, to steady

6. COMMERCE to insure

j'ai fait assurer mes bijoux I had my jewels insured

être mal assuré contre le vol to be under-insured in case of theft

7. SPORT to belay

8. NAUTIQUE [bout] to belay, to make fast

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[asyre] verbe intransitif

(familier)

il assure en physique/anglais he's good at physics/English

elle a beau être nouvelle au bureau, elle assure bien she may be new to the job but she certainly copes (well)

les femmes d'aujourd'hui, elles assurent! modern women can do anything!

il va falloir assurer! we'll have to show that we're up to it!

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s'assurer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

COMMERCE to insure oneself

s'assurer contre le vol/l'incendie to insure oneself against theft/fire

il est obligatoire pour un automobiliste de s'assurer by law, a driver must be insured

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s'assurer verbe pronominal intransitif

[s'affermir] to steady oneself

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s'assurer verbe pronominal transitif

[se fournir - revenu] to secure, to ensure

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s'assurer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

[contrôler]

assurez-vous de la validité de votre passeport make sure your passport is valid

je vais m'en assurer immédiatement I'll check right away

s'assurer que to make sure (that), to check (that)

assure-toi que tout va bien make sure everything's OK

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > assurer
16 confident

adjective

1) (trusting, fully assured) zuversichtlich ( about in Bezug auf + Akk.)

be confident that... — sicher sein, dass...

be confident of something — auf etwas (Akk.) vertrauen

2) (self-assured) selbstbewusst

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['konfidənt]

adjective (having a great deal of trust (especially in oneself): She is confident that she will win; a confident boy.) überzeugt

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con·fi·dent

[ˈkɒnfɪd^ənt, AM ˈkɑ:nfə-]

adj

1. (certain) zuversichtlich

to be confident about sth in Bezug auf etw akk zuversichtlich sein

▪ to be \confident of sth von etw dat überzeugt sein

▪ to be \confident that... zuversichtlich [o überzeugt] sein, dass...

2. (self-assured) selbstsicher, selbstbewusst

▪ to be \confident in oneself selbstbewusst sein

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['kɒnfIdənt]
adj

1) (= sure) überzeugt, zuversichtlich (
of +gen); look etc zuversichtlich
to be confident of success or succeeding — vom Erfolg überzeugt sein, zuversichtlich or überzeugt sein, dass man gewinnt

to be/feel confident about sth —

it will happen – are you confident? — es wird geschehen – sind Sie davon überzeugt or dessen sicher?

to be confident in sb/sth —

confident in her love — ihrer Liebe gewiss (geh)

2) (= self-assured) (selbst)sicher

to be in a confident mood — sich seiner sicher fühlen

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confident [ˈkɒnfıdənt; US ˈkɑnfə-]

A adj (adv confidently)

1. (of, that) überzeugt (von, dass), gewiss, sicher (gen, dass):

confident of victory ( oder winning) siegesgewiss, -sicher

2. zuversichtlich

3. auch confident in o.s. selbstsicher, -bewusst

4. anmaßend, dreist

B s Vertraute(r) m/f(m)

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adjective

1) (trusting, fully assured) zuversichtlich ( about in Bezug auf + Akk.)

be confident that... — sicher sein, dass...

be confident of something — auf etwas (Akk.) vertrauen

2) (self-assured) selbstbewusst

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(of, that) n.

überzeugt (von, dass) adj. adj.

selbstsicher adj.

sicher adj.

vertrauend adj.

zuversichtlich adj.

überzeugt adj. n.

vertrauensvoll adj.

English-german dictionary > confident
17 ♦ (to) assure

♦ (to) assure /əˈʃʊə(r)/
v. t.

1 assicurare; garantire; affermare con sicurezza: I can assure you, te l'assicuro; I was assured I would pay nothing, mi è stato assicurato che non avrei pagato nulla; He assured himself of their support, si è assicurato del loro appoggio; Victory was now assured, la vittoria era ormai garantita

2 promettere; garantire: He assured me of his help, mi ha garantito il suo aiuto

3 (ass., GB) assicurare: to assure one's life, fare un'assicurazione sulla vita; assicurarsi sulla vita.
NOTA D'USO: - to assure, to ensure o to insure?-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ (to) assure
18 ♦ (to) assure

♦ (to) assure /əˈʃʊə(r)/
v. t.

1 assicurare; garantire; affermare con sicurezza: I can assure you, te l'assicuro; I was assured I would pay nothing, mi è stato assicurato che non avrei pagato nulla; He assured himself of their support, si è assicurato del loro appoggio; Victory was now assured, la vittoria era ormai garantita

2 promettere; garantire: He assured me of his help, mi ha garantito il suo aiuto

3 (ass., GB) assicurare: to assure one's life, fare un'assicurazione sulla vita; assicurarsi sulla vita.
NOTA D'USO: - to assure, to ensure o to insure?-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ (to) assure
19 Chronology

15,000-3,000 BCE Paleolithic cultures in western Portugal.

400-200 BCE Greek and Carthaginian trade settlements on coast.

202 BCE Roman armies invade ancient Lusitania.

137 BCE Intensive Romanization of Lusitania begins.

410 CE Germanic tribes — Suevi and Visigoths—begin conquest of Roman Lusitania and Galicia.

714—16 Muslims begin conquest of Visigothic Lusitania.

1034 Christian Reconquest frontier reaches Mondego River.

1064 Christians conquer Coimbra.

1139 Burgundian Count Afonso Henriques proclaims himself king of Portugal; birth of Portugal. Battle of Ourique: Afonso Henriques defeats Muslims.

1147 With English Crusaders' help, Portuguese seize Lisbon from Muslims.

1179 Papacy formally recognizes Portugal's independence (Pope Alexander III).

1226 Campaign to reclaim Alentejo from Muslims begins.

1249 Last Muslim city (Silves) falls to Portuguese Army.

1381 Beginning of third war between Castile and Portugal.

1383 Master of Aviz, João, proclaimed regent by Lisbon populace.

1385 April: Master of Aviz, João I, proclaimed king of Portugal by Cortes of Coimbra. 14 August: Battle of Aljubarrota, Castilians defeated by royal forces, with assistance of English army.

1394 Birth of "Prince Henry the Navigator," son of King João I.

1415 Beginning of overseas expansion as Portugal captures Moroccan city of Ceuta.

1419 Discovery of Madeira Islands.

1425-28 Prince D. Pedro, older brother of Prince Henry, travels in Europe.

1427 Discovery (or rediscovery?) of Azores Islands.

1434 Prince Henry the Navigator's ships pass beyond Cape Bojador, West Africa.

1437 Disaster at Tangier, Morocco, as Portuguese fail to capture city.

1441 First African slaves from western Africa reach Portugal.

1460 Death of Prince Henry. Portuguese reach what is now Senegal, West Africa.

1470s Portuguese explore West African coast and reach what is now Ghana and Nigeria and begin colonizing islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.

1479 Treaty of Alcáçovas between kings of Portugal and Spain.

1482 Portuguese establish post at São Jorge da Mina, Gold Coast (now Ghana).

1482-83 Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão reaches mouth of Congo River and Angola.

1488 Navigator Bartolomeu Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, and finds route to Indian Ocean.

1492-93 Columbus's first voyage to West Indies.

1493 Columbus visits Azores and Portugal on return from first voyage; tells of discovery of New World. Treaty of Tordesillas signed between kings of Portugal and Spain: delimits spheres of conquest with line 370 leagues west of Cape Verde Islands (claimed by Portugal); Portugal's sphere to east of line includes, in effect, Brazil.

   King Manuel I and Royal Council decide to continue seeking all-water route around Africa to Asia.

   King Manuel I expels unconverted Jews from Portugal.

1497-99 Epic voyage of Vasco da Gama from Portugal around Africa to west India, successful completion of sea route to Asia project; da Gama returns to Portugal with samples of Asian spices.

1500 Bound for India, Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral "discovers" coast of Brazil and claims it for Portugal.

1506 Anti-Jewish riots in Lisbon.

   Battle of Diu, India; Portugal's command of Indian Ocean assured for some time with Francisco de Almeida's naval victory over Egyptian and Gujerati fleets.

   Afonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa, India; beginning of Portuguese hegemony in south Asia.

   Portuguese conquest of Malacca; commerce in Spice Islands.

1519 Magellan begins circumnavigation voyage.

1536 Inquisition begins in Portugal.

1543 Portuguese merchants reach Japan.

1557 Portuguese merchants granted Chinese territory of Macau for trading factory.

1572 Luís de Camões publishes epic poem, Os Lusíadas.

1578 Battle of Alcácer-Quivir; Moroccan forces defeat army of King Sebastião of Portugal; King Sebastião dies in battle. Portuguese succession crisis.

1580 King Phillip II of Spain claims and conquers Portugal; Spanish rule of Portugal, 1580-1640.

1607-24 Dutch conquer sections of Asia and Brazil formerly held by Portugal.

1640 1 December: Portuguese revolution in Lisbon overthrows Spanish rule, restores independence. Beginning of Portugal's Braganza royal dynasty.

1654 Following Dutch invasions and conquest of parts of Brazil and Angola, Dutch expelled by force.

1661 Anglo-Portuguese Alliance treaty signed: England pledges to defend Portugal "as if it were England itself." Queen Catherine of Bra-ganza marries England's Charles II.

1668 February: In Portuguese-Spanish peace treaty, Spain recognizes independence of Portugal, thus ending 28-year War of Restoration.

1703 Methuen Treaties signed, key commercial trade agreement and defense treaty between England and Portugal.

1750 Pombal becomes chief minister of King José I.

1755 1 November: Massive Lisbon earthquake, tidal wave, and fire.

1759 Expulsion of Jesuits from Portugal and colonies.

1761 Slavery abolished in continental Portugal.

1769 Abandonment of Mazagão, Morocco, last Portuguese outpost.

1777 Pombal dismissed as chief minister by Queen Maria I, after death of José I.

1791 Portugal and United States establish full diplomatic relations.

1807 November: First Napoleonic invasion; French forces under Junot conquer Portugal. Royal family flees to colony of Brazil and remains there until 1821.

1809 Second French invasion of Portugal under General Soult.

1811 Third French invasion of Portugal under General Masséna.

1813 Following British general Wellington's military victories, French forces evacuate Portugal.

1817 Liberal, constitutional movements against absolutist monarchist rule break out in Brazil (Pernambuco) and Portugal (Lisbon, under General Gomes Freire); crushed by government. British marshal of Portugal's army, Beresford, rules Portugal.

   Liberal insurrection in army officer corps breaks out in Cadiz, Spain, and influences similar movement in Portugal's armed forces first in Oporto.

   King João VI returns from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and early draft of constitution; era of constitutional monarchy begins.

1822 7 September: João VI's son Pedro proclaims independence of

   Brazil from Portugal and is named emperor. 23 September: Constitution of 1822 ratified.

   Portugal recognizes sovereign independence of Brazil.

   King João VI dies; power struggle for throne ensues between his sons, brothers Pedro and Miguel; Pedro, emperor of Brazil, abdicates Portuguese throne in favor of his daughter, D. Maria II, too young to assume crown. By agreement, Miguel, uncle of D. Maria, is to accept constitution and rule in her stead.

1828 Miguel takes throne and abolishes constitution. Sections of Portugal rebel against Miguelite rule.

1831 Emperor Pedro abdicates throne of Brazil and returns to Portugal to expel King Miguel from Portuguese throne.

1832-34 Civil war between absolutist King Miguel and constitutionalist Pedro, who abandons throne of Brazil to restore his young daughter Maria to throne of Portugal; Miguel's armed forces defeated by those of Pedro. Miguel leaves for exile and constitution (1826 Charter) is restored.

1834-53 Constitutional monarchy consolidated under rule of Queen Maria II, who dies in 1853.

1851-71 Regeneration period of economic development and political stability; public works projects sponsored by Minister Fontes Pereira de Melo.

1871-90 Rotativism period of alternating party governments; achieves political stability and less military intervention in politics and government. Expansion of colonial territory in tropical Africa.

   January: Following territorial dispute in central Africa, Britain delivers "Ultimatum" to Portugal demanding withdrawal of Portugal's forces from what is now Malawi and Zimbabwe. Portugal's government, humiliated in accepting demand under threat of a diplomatic break, falls. Beginning of governmental and political instability; monarchist decline and republicanism's rise.

   Anglo-Portuguese treaties signed relating to delimitation of frontiers in colonial Africa.

1899 Treaty of Windsor; renewal of Anglo-Portuguese defense and friendship alliance.

1903 Triumphal visit of King Edward VII to Portugal.

1906 Politician João Franco supported by King Carlos I in dictatorship to restore order and reform.

1908 1 February: Murder in Lisbon of King Carlos I and his heir apparent, Prince Dom Luís, by Portuguese anarchists. Eighteen-year-old King Manuel II assumes throne.

1910 3-5 October: Following republican-led military insurrection in armed forces, monarchy falls and first Portuguese republic is proclaimed. Beginning of unstable, economically troubled, parliamentary republic form of government.

   May: Violent insurrection in Lisbon overturns government of General Pimenta de Castro; nearly a thousand casualties from several days of armed combat in capital.

   March: Following Portugal's honoring ally Britain's request to confiscate German shipping in Portuguese harbors, Germany declares war on Portugal; Portugal enters World War I on Allied side.

   Portugal organizes and dispatches Portuguese Expeditionary Corps to fight on the Western Front. 9 April: Portuguese forces mauled by German offensive in Battle of Lys. Food rationing and riots in Lisbon. Portuguese military operations in Mozambique against German expedition's invasion from German East Africa. 5 December: Authoritarian, presidentialist government under Major Sidónio Pais takes power in Lisbon, following a successful military coup.

1918 11 November: Armistice brings cessation of hostilities on Western Front in World War I. Portuguese expeditionary forces stationed in Angola, Mozambique, and Flanders begin return trip to Portugal. 14 December: President Sidónio Pais assassinated. Chaotic period of ephemeral civil war ensues.

1919-21 Excessively unstable political period, including January

1919 abortive effort of Portuguese monarchists to restore Braganza dynasty to power. Republican forces prevail, but level of public violence, economic distress, and deprivation remains high.

1921 October: Political violence attains peak with murder of former prime minister and other prominent political figures in Lisbon. Sectors of armed forces and Guarda Nacional Republicana are mutinous. Year of financial and corruption scandals, including Portuguese bank note (fraud) case; military court acquits guilty military insurrectionists, and one military judge declares "the country is sick."

   28 May: Republic overthrown by military coup or pronunciamento and conspiracy among officer corps. Parliament's doors locked and parliament closed for nearly nine years to January 1935. End of parliamentary republic, Western Europe's most unstable political system in this century, beginning of the Portuguese dictatorship, after 1930 known as the Estado Novo. Officer corps assumes reins of government, initiates military censorship of the press, and suppresses opposition.

   February: Military dictatorship under General Óscar Carmona crushes failed republican armed insurrection in Oporto and Lisbon.

   April: Military dictatorship names Professor Antônio de Oliveira Salazar minister of finance, with dictatorial powers over budget, to stabilize finances and rebuild economy. Insurrectionism among military elements continues into 1931.

1930 Dr. Salazar named minister for colonies and announces balanced budgets. Salazar consolidates support by various means, including creation of official regime "movement," the National Union. Salazar engineers Colonial Act to ensure Lisbon's control of bankrupt African colonies by means of new fiscal controls and centralization of authority. July: Military dictatorship names Salazar prime minister for first time, and cabinet composition undergoes civilianization; academic colleagues and protégés plan conservative reform and rejuvenation of society, polity, and economy. Regime comes to be called the Estado Novo (New State). New State's constitution ratified by new parliament, the National Assembly; Portugal described in document as "unitary, corporative Republic" and governance influenced by Salazar's stern personality and doctrines such as integralism, Catholicism, and fiscal conservatism.

1936 Violent instability and ensuing civil war in neighboring Spain, soon internationalized by fascist and communist intervention, shake Estado Novo regime. Pseudofascist period of regime features creation of imitation Fascist institutions to defend regime from leftist threats; Portugal institutes "Portuguese Youth" and "Portuguese Legion."

1939 3 September: Prime Minister Salazar declares Portugal's neutrality in World War II. October: Anglo-Portuguese agreement grants naval and air base facilities to Britain and later to United States for Battle of the Atlantic and Normandy invasion support. Third Reich protests breach of Portugal's neutrality.

   6 June: On day of Allies' Normandy invasion, Portugal suspends mining and export of wolfram ore to both sides in war.

   8 May: Popular celebrations of Allied victory and Fascist defeat in Lisbon and Oporto coincide with Victory in Europe Day. Following managed elections for Estado Novo's National Assembly in November, regime police, renamed PIDE, with increased powers, represses opposition.

1947 Abortive military coup in central Portugal easily crushed by regime. Independence of India and initiation of Indian protests against Portuguese colonial rule in Goa and other enclaves.

1949 Portugal becomes founding member of NATO.

1951 Portugal alters constitution and renames overseas colonies "Overseas Provinces." Portugal and United States sign military base agreements for use of air and naval facilities in Azores Islands and military aid to Lisbon. President Carmona dies in office, succeeded by General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58). July: Indians occupy enclave of Portuguese India (dependency of Damão) by means of passive resistance movement. August: Indian passive resistance movement in Portuguese India repelled by Portuguese forces with loss of life. December: With U.S. backing, Portugal admitted as member of United Nations (along with Spain). Air force general Humberto Delgado, in opposition, challenges Estado Novo's hand-picked successor to Craveiro Lopes, Admiral Américo Tomás. Delgado rallies coalition of democratic, liberal, and communist opposition but loses rigged election and later flees to exile in Brazil. Portugal joins European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

   January and February: Estado Novo rocked by armed African insurrection in northern Angola, crushed by armed forces. Hijacking of Portuguese ocean liner by ally of Delgado, Captain Henrique Galvão. April: Salazar defeats attempted military coup and reshuffles cabinet with group of younger figures who seek to reform colonial rule and strengthen the regime's image abroad. 18 December: Indian army rapidly defeats Portugal's defense force in Goa, Damão, and Diu and incorporates Portugal's Indian possessions into Indian Union. January: Abortive military coup in Beja, Portugal.

1965 February: General Delgado and his Brazilian secretary murdered and secretly buried near Spanish frontier by political police, PIDE.

1968 August and September: Prime Minister Salazar, aged 79, suffers crippling stoke. President Tomás names former cabinet officer Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor. Caetano institutes modest reforms in Portugal and overseas.

1971 Caetano government ratifies amended constitution that allows slight devolution and autonomy to overseas provinces in Africa and Asia. Right-wing loyalists oppose reforms in Portugal. 25 April: Military coup engineered by Armed Forces Movement overthrows Estado Novo and establishes provisional government emphasizing democratization, development, and decolonization. Limited resistance by loyalists. President Tomás and Premier Caetano flown to exile first in Madeira and then in Brazil. General Spínola appointed president. September: Revolution moves to left, as President Spínola, thwarted in his program, resigns.

   March: Military coup by conservative forces fails, and leftist response includes nationalization of major portion of economy. Polarization between forces and parties of left and right. 25 November: Military coup by moderate military elements thwarts leftist forces. Constituent Assembly prepares constitution. Revolution moves from left to center and then right.

   March: Constitution ratified by Assembly of the Republic. 25 April: Second general legislative election gives largest share of seats to Socialist Party (PS). Former oppositionist lawyer, Mário Soares, elected deputy and named prime minister.

1977-85 Political pendulum of democratic Portugal moves from center-left to center-right, as Social Democratic Party (PSD) increases hold on assembly and take office under Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. July

1985 elections give edge to PSD who advocate strong free-enterprise measures and revision of leftist-generated 1976 Constitution, amended modestly in 1982.

1986 January: Portugal joins European Economic Community (EEC).

1987 July: General, legislative elections for assembly give more than 50 percent to PSD led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. For first time, since 1974, Portugal has a working majority government.

1989 June: Following revisions of 1976 Constitution, reprivatization of economy begins, under PS government.

   January: Presidential elections, Mário Soares reelected for second term. July: General, legislative elections for assembly result in new PSD victory and majority government.

   January-July: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Economic Community (EEC). December: Tariff barriers fall as fully integrated Common Market established in the EEC.

   November: Treaty of Maastricht comes into force. The EEC officially becomes the European Union (EU). Portugal is signatory with 11 other member-nations.

   October: General, legislative elections for assembly result in PS victory and naming of Prime Minister Guterres. PS replace PSD as leading political party. November: Excavations for Lisbon bank uncover ancient Phoenician, Roman, and Christian ruins.

   January: General, presidential elections; socialist Jorge Sampaio defeats PSD's Cavaco Silva and assumes presidency from Dr. Mário Soares. July: Community of Portuguese Languages Countries (CPLP) cofounded by Portugal and Brazil.

   May-September: Expo '98 held in Lisbon. Opening of Vasco da Gama Bridge across Tagus River, Europe's longest (17 kilometers/ 11 miles). June: National referendum on abortion law change defeated after low voter turnout. November: National referendum on regionaliza-tion and devolution of power defeated after another low voter turnout.

   October: General, legislative elections: PS victory over PSD lacks clear majority in parliament. Following East Timor referendum, which votes for independence and withdrawal of Indonesia, outburst of popular outrage in streets, media, and communications of Portugal approves armed intervention and administration of United Nations (and withdrawal of Indonesia) in East Timor. Portugal and Indonesia restore diplomatic relations. December: A Special Territory since 1975, Colony of Macau transferred to sovereignty of People's Republic of China.

   January-June: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the EU; end of Discoveries Historical Commemoration Cycle (1988-2000).

   United Nations forces continue to occupy and administer former colony of East Timor, with Portugal's approval.

   January: General, presidential elections; PS president Sampaio reelected for second term. City of Oporto, "European City of Culture" for the year, hosts arts festival. December: Municipal elections: PSD defeats PS; socialist prime minister Guterres resigns; President Sampaio calls March parliamentary elections.

   1 January: Portugal enters single European Currency system. Euro currency adopted and ceases use of former national currency, the escudo. March: Parliamentary elections; PSD defeats PS and José Durão Barroso becomes prime minister. Military modernization law passed. Portugal holds chairmanship of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

   May: Municipal law passed permitting municipalities to reorganize in new ways.

   June: Prime Minister Durão Barroso, invited to succeed Romano Prodi as president of EU Commission, resigns. Pedro Santana Lopes becomes prime minister. European Parliament elections held. Conscription for national service in army and navy ended. Mass grave uncovered at Academy of Sciences Museum, Lisbon, revealing remains of several thousand victims of Lisbon earthquake, 1755.

   February: Parliamentary elections; PS defeats PSD, socialists win first absolute majority in parliament since 1975. José Sócrates becomes prime minister.

   January: Presidential elections; PSD candidate Aníbal Cavaco Silva elected and assumes presidency from Jorge Sampaio. Portugal's national soccer team ranked 7th out of 205 countries by international soccer association. European Union's Bologna Process in educational reform initiated in Portugal.

   July-December: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Union. For reasons of economy, Portugal announces closure of many consulates, especially in France and the eastern US. Government begins official inspections of private institutions of higher education, following scandals.

2008 January: Prime Minister Sócrates announces location of new Lisbon area airport as Alcochete, on south bank of Tagus River, site of air force shooting range. February: Portuguese Army begins to receive new modern battle tanks (Leopard 2 A6). March: Mass protest of 85,000 public school (primary and secondary levels) teachers in Lisbon schools dispute recent educational policies of minister of education and prime minister.

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20 secure

sɪˈkjuə
1. прил.
1) а) уст. уверенный, самонадеянный б) уверенный (of - в чем-л.) Syn: confident
2) а) тихий, спокойный б) обыкн. предик. сохранный, в надежном месте
3) а) безопасный, надежный secure from/against attack ≈ защищенный от нападения б) прочный, верный;
заслуживающий доверия secure investment secure foundation Syn: trustworthy, dependable в) фин. застрахованный
4) гарантированный, точный, безоговорочный a secure victory ≈ безоговорочная победа Syn: assured, certain
1.
2. гл.
1) а) охранять;
защищать;
оберегать( от чего-л.) to secure one's life ≈ защищать чью-л. жизнь Syn: guard
2., protect б) воен. обеспечивать безопасность;
укреплять (город и т. п.)
2) а) гарантировать, обеспечивать б) фин. страховать в) в пасс. форме быть уверенным( в чем-л.) He was secured in the existence of soul. ≈ Он был уверен в том, что душа существует.
3) а) закреплять, прикреплять;
запирать;
заграждать б) мед. перевязывать, перетягивать, стягивать to secure a vein хир. ≈ перевязывать вену Syn: tie
4) редк. заключать в тюрьму, брать под стражу, лишать свободы Syn: imprison
5) а) завладевать, овладевать to secure the sympathy of smb. ≈ снискать чью-л. благосклонность, чьи-л. симпатии б) добиваться;
достигать( цели) ;
получать спокойный, не знающий тревог;
безмятежный - a peaceful and * old age тихая и безмятежная старость - to feel * about /as to/ the future не тревожиться о будущем - I have my mind * у меня спокойно на душе уверенный, убежденный( в чем-л.) - * of success уверенный в успехе - to be * of smb.'s affection быть уверенным в чьих-л. чувствах твердый, несомненный;
непоколебимый;
стойкий - * belief in smth. непоколебимая вера во что-л. - * hope of salvation твердая надежда на спасение - our victory is * наша победа несомненна (обыкн. from) безопасный, надежно защищенный - * investments надежное помещение капитала - * retreat надежное убежище - a port * from every wind порт, укрытый от всех ветров - to make a country * обеспечить безопасность страны - * from /against/ all enemies надежно защищенный от всех врагов - to be * from danger быть вне опасности - now we can feel * теперь мы можем чувствовать себя в безопасности - here we are * from interruption здесь нам никто не помешает (военное) обеспеченный - * from invasion обеспеченный против вторжения надежный, прочный - * lock надежный замок - * foothold прочная /надежная/ опора - is this ladder *? эта лестница прочная /не сломается/? - the building was *, even in an earthquake дом уцелел даже во время землетрясения надежно укрепленный, скрепленный и т. п. - to make a plank * укрепить /закрепить/ доску - to make the boat * отшвартовать лодку - to make sure that the carriage door is * удостовериться, что дверь вагона заперта находящийся под надежной охраной или в сохранном месте - we have got him * он не может сбежать - are you sure it is *? вы уверены, что это находится в надежном /безопасном/ месте? свободный от сомнений;
уверенно ожидающий - to be * of a welcome не сомневаться в радушном приеме обеспечивать безопасность, надежно защищать, охранять - to * a town against assault надежно защищать город от нападения (военное) обеспечивать, прикрывать - to * a gap ликвидировать прорыв( спортивное) страховать защищать, обносить стеной, укреплять - a city *d by fortifications укрепленный город - to * a town укреплять город, обносить город стеной укреплять - his last novel *d his reputation его последний роман упрочил его славу гарантировать (что-л.) - to * the liberty of smb. гарантировать кому-л. свободу - to * a retreat обеспечить (себе) отступление - to * a place сохранять за собой место - how can I * myself against consequences? как мне уберечься /оградить себя/ от последствий? - to * smb. from /against/ smth. гарантировать кому-л. безопасность от чего-л. закреплять, скреплять;
прикреплять - to * a buckle застегнуть пряжку - to * a boat (морское) убирать и крепить шлюпку - to * the anchor for sea убирать якорь по-походному - to * all movable objects закрепить все, что может двигаться( во время качки) запирать, замыкать( дверь, окно) - to * watertight doors( морское) задраивать водонепроницаемые двери запирать и опечатывать (помещение) ;
перекрывать проход и т. п. получать, приобретать, доставать - to * an order получать заказ - to * a crop собирать урожай - to * a seat at the theatre достать /раздобыть/ билет в театр - to * a good bargain заключить удачную сделку - to * smth. for smb. доставать что-л. для кого-л. - to * an actor for a part найти актера на какую-л. роль добиваться (чего-л.), достигать (какой-л. цели) - to * a treaty добиться заключения договора - to * one's ends добиться своей цели - to * a high government position добиться назначения на высокий пост в правительство( военное) захватывать - to * the line захватить рубеж (юридическое) обеспечивать долг - to * a debt by mortgage брать в долг под закладную предоставлять обеспечение( за кого-л.) - to * a creditor предоставить обеспечение кредитору обеспечивать чье-л. право наследования - to * one's son закрепить за сыном право наследования своего имущества брать под стражу, держать под стражей;
заключать в тюрьму - the prisoner was at once *d арестованного сейчас же взяли под стражу связывать( кого-л.) - to * a prisoner связать арестованного, одеть на арестованного наручники( редкое) держать, хранить в надежном месте (ценности и т. п.) > to * a vein (медицина) перевязать вену > to * a hold не менять захвата (борьба) the boards of the bridge do not look ~ доски моста не производят впечатления надежных ~ спокойный;
to feel secure about (или as to) the future не беспокоиться о будущем;
to live a secure life жить, ни о чем не заботясь ~ a (обыкн. predic) сохранный, в надежном месте;
I have got him secure он не убежит ~ спокойный;
to feel secure about (или as to) the future не беспокоиться о будущем;
to live a secure life жить, ни о чем не заботясь loan secured on landed property заем, обеспеченный недвижимостью secure безопасный, надежный;
secure hidingplace надежное укрытие;
secure from (или against) attack защищенный от нападения ~ брать под стражу ~ гарантированный, застрахованный ~ гарантированный ~ гарантировать ~ добиваться;
достигать (цели) ;
to secure one's object достичь цели;
to secure a victory одержать победу ~ доставать, получать;
to secure tickets for a play получить( или достать) билеты на спектакль ~ закреплять, прикреплять;
запирать;
заграждать;
to secure a vein хир. перевязывать вену;
to secure a mast укрепить мачту ~ застрахованный ~ надежно защищать ~ обеспеченный ~ обеспечивать ~ обеспечивать безопасность;
укреплять (город и т. п.) ~ обеспечивать безопасность ~ обеспечивать долг ~ овладевать, завладевать ~ охранять;
гарантировать, обеспечивать, страховать;
to secure oneself against all risks застраховать себя от всяких случайностей ~ предоставлять обеспечение, обеспечивать, гарантировать ~ предоставлять обеспечение ~ прочный, надежный;
верный;
secure investment верное помещение капитала ~ a (обыкн. predic) сохранный, в надежном месте;
I have got him secure он не убежит ~ спокойный;
to feel secure about (или as to) the future не беспокоиться о будущем;
to live a secure life жить, ни о чем не заботясь ~ уверенный (of - в чем-л.) ;
secure of success уверенный в успехе ~ закреплять, прикреплять;
запирать;
заграждать;
to secure a vein хир. перевязывать вену;
to secure a mast укрепить мачту ~ закреплять, прикреплять;
запирать;
заграждать;
to secure a vein хир. перевязывать вену;
to secure a mast укрепить мачту ~ добиваться;
достигать (цели) ;
to secure one's object достичь цели;
to secure a victory одержать победу ~ foundation незыблемая основа;
secure stronghold неприступная твердыня secure безопасный, надежный;
secure hidingplace надежное укрытие;
secure from (или against) attack защищенный от нападения secure безопасный, надежный;
secure hidingplace надежное укрытие;
secure from (или against) attack защищенный от нападения ~ прочный, надежный;
верный;
secure investment верное помещение капитала ~ уверенный (of - в чем-л.) ;
secure of success уверенный в успехе ~ добиваться;
достигать (цели) ;
to secure one's object достичь цели;
to secure a victory одержать победу ~ охранять;
гарантировать, обеспечивать, страховать;
to secure oneself against all risks застраховать себя от всяких случайностей ~ foundation незыблемая основа;
secure stronghold неприступная твердыня ~ доставать, получать;
to secure tickets for a play получить (или достать) билеты на спектакль

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