support of a gate

to secure something (AGAINST something) — \<\<area/building\>\> proteger* or fortificar* algo (contra algo)

• to be financially secure — tener seguridad económica

• to be secure from or against sth — estar protegido contra algo

• I want to make my home secure against burglars — quiero proteger mi casa contra los ladrones

• to be emotionally secure — tener estabilidad emocional

• to feel secure (about sth) — sentirse seguro (con respecto a algo)

• secure in the knowledge that — seguro de que, confiado de que

• they have not got enough evidence to secure a conviction — no tienen suficientes pruebas para conseguir que lo condenen

• a win that secured them a place in the final — una victoria que les aseguró un puesto en la final

• to secure victory — conseguir la victoria

• you can secure the loan against your home — puedes poner la casa como garantía or aval del préstamo

• secured creditor — acreedor(a) m / f con garantía

• secured debt — deuda f garantizada

• secured loan — préstamo m con garantía

secure accommodation N — (Brit) (Jur) centro de prevención contra la delincuencia

secure unit N — (Brit) (for young offenders, mental patients) unidad f de seguridad

to secure something (AGAINST something) — \<\<area/building\>\> proteger* or fortificar* algo (contra algo)

to be (flat) on one's back — essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino; fig. essere a letto

to turn one's back on sb., sth. — voltare le spalle, la schiena a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)

to do sth. behind sb.'s back — fare qcs. alle spalle di qcn. (anche fig.)

to be out back to be in the back AE (in the garden) essere in giardino; (in the yard) essere in cortile; there's a small garden out back o round the back c'è un piccolo giardino sul retro; the steps at the back of the building — la scala sul retro dell'edificio

to put one's back into it — colloq. darci dentro o mettercela tutta

he's always on my back — colloq. mi sta sempre addosso

to be at the back of — essere dietro a [conspiracy, proposal]

to arrive o come back tornare (indietro); he's back at work è tornato al lavoro o ha ripreso a lavorare; she's back in (the) hospital è di nuovo in ospedale o è tornata in ospedale; when is he due back? quando deve tornare? the mini-skirt is back — la minigonna è di nuovo di moda

a week, five minutes back — una settimana, cinque minuti prima o fa

to swing back and forth — [ pendulum] oscillare (avanti e indietro)

to back a bill — comm. econ. avallare una cambiale

to be (flat) on one's back — essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino; fig. essere a letto

to turn one's back on sb., sth. — voltare le spalle, la schiena a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)

to do sth. behind sb.'s back — fare qcs. alle spalle di qcn. (anche fig.)

to be out back to be in the back AE (in the garden) essere in giardino; (in the yard) essere in cortile; there's a small garden out back o round the back c'è un piccolo giardino sul retro; the steps at the back of the building — la scala sul retro dell'edificio

to put one's back into it — colloq. darci dentro o mettercela tutta

he's always on my back — colloq. mi sta sempre addosso

to be at the back of — essere dietro a [conspiracy, proposal]

to arrive o come back tornare (indietro); he's back at work è tornato al lavoro o ha ripreso a lavorare; she's back in (the) hospital è di nuovo in ospedale o è tornata in ospedale; when is he due back? quando deve tornare? the mini-skirt is back — la minigonna è di nuovo di moda

a week, five minutes back — una settimana, cinque minuti prima o fa

to swing back and forth — [ pendulum] oscillare (avanti e indietro)

to back a bill — comm. econ. avallare una cambiale

upper/lower leg — Ober-/Unterschenkel, der

artificial leg — Beinprothese, die

wooden leg — Holzbein, das

as fast as my legs would carry me — so schnell mich die Füße trugen

be on one's last legs — sich kaum noch auf den Beinen halten können; (be about to die) mit einem Fuß od. Bein im Grabe stehen

the car is on its last legs — das Auto macht es nicht mehr lange (ugs.)

pull somebody's leg — (fig.) jemanden auf den Arm nehmen (ugs.)

not have a leg to stand on — (fig.) nichts in der Hand haben (fig.)

stretch one's legs — sich (Dat.) die Beine vertreten

get one's leg over — (sl.) einen wegstecken (ugs.)

leg of lamb/veal — Lamm-/Kalbskeule, die

leg it — (coll.) die Beine in die Hand od. unter die Arme nehmen (ugs.)

the new-born calf seemed to be all legs — das neugeborene Kalb schien nur aus Beinen zu bestehen

this carpet is on its last legs — dieser Teppich hält or machts (inf) nicht mehr lange

to have legs ( esp US inf ) (idea, plan) — klappen; (story) laufen (inf)

to walk one's legs off — sich (dat) die Füße wund laufen

to walk sb's legs off — jdn (ganz schön) scheuchen (inf),

you've walked my legs off — du bist mir zu schnell gelaufen

to run sb's legs off (fig) — jdn herumscheuchen

he ran the other athletes' legs off — er rannte den anderen Läufern davon

to be out leg before wicket (Cricket) — aus sein, weil sein vor dem Mal stehendes Bein von einem Wurf getroffen wurde

to get one's leg over ( Brit inf ) — bumsen (inf)

leg of lamb — Lammkeule f

you're a true leg — du bist ein Held (inf)

upper/lower leg — Ober-/Unterschenkel, der

artificial leg — Beinprothese, die

wooden leg — Holzbein, das