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[ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə(r)]1) (lacking confidence) insicuro2) (not reliable) [ job] precario; [ investment] rischioso3) (unsafe, loose) [ screw] svitato; [ rope] legato male; [ structure] instabile, traballante; [ lock] che si chiude male; [ foothold] malsicuro4) (inadequately protected) [ outpost] poco sicuro* * *[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) insicuro2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) instabile•- insecurity* * *insecure /ɪnsɪˈkjʊə(r)/a.insicuro; malsicuro; malfermo; instabile; infido; rischioso: insecure ice, ghiaccio malfermo (o instabile); insecure seas, mari infidiinsecurely avv.* * *[ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə(r)]1) (lacking confidence) insicuro2) (not reliable) [ job] precario; [ investment] rischioso3) (unsafe, loose) [ screw] svitato; [ rope] legato male; [ structure] instabile, traballante; [ lock] che si chiude male; [ foothold] malsicuro4) (inadequately protected) [ outpost] poco sicuro
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