secure

si'kjuə 1. adjective

1) ((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.) (-)sikker, trygg

2) (firm, fastened, or fixed: Is that door secure?) solid, sikker, forsvarlig

3) (definite; not likely to be lost: She has had a secure offer of a job; He has a secure job.) sikker, fast

2. verb

1) ((with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe: Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft.) sikre

2) (to fasten or make firm: He secured the boat with a rope.) feste, surre/binde fast

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- security risk

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I

verb \/sɪˈkjʊə\/

1) sikre, befeste, trygge, beskytte

• the town was secured against attack with a large wall

en stor mur beskyttet byen mot angrep

• the death of his grandfather secured his position in the company

bestefarens død befestet stillingen hans i firmaet

2) beslå, låse, lukke forsvarlig, sikre

• he secured the windows before the storm

han lukket vinduene forsvarlig før uværet

3) feste, gjøre fast, surre fast, binde fast

• the prisoner was secured with ropes

fangen ble surret fast med tau

4) skaffe, skaffe seg, sikre, sikre seg, få tak i, legge beslag på, forsikre seg om

• he secured seats at a theatre

han fikk tak i billetter til et teater

5) (sjøfart) belegge, surre, surre fast

6) vinne, oppnå

• he secured the prize for the best poem

han vant prisen for det beste diktet

• she secured the second place

hun klarte annenplass

7) sperre inn, sette inn, sette i trygg forvaring

• the murderer was immediately secured

morderen ble straks sperret inne

8) (handel) stille sikkerhet for, stille garanti for

• the firm secured his loan

firmaet stilte garanti for lånet hans

9) (medisin) binde for (blodåre)

secure a loan stille sikkerhet for et lån

secure a mast (sjøfart) støtte opp en mast

secure arms (militærvesen) sikre våpen, sørge for at et våpen ikke kan gå av

secure a vein binde for en blodåre

secured loan (økonomi) lån mot sikkerhet

secure oneself against beskytte seg mot, gardere seg mot

secure one's object oppnå målet sitt, nå sitt mål

secure somebody something skaffe noen noe

secure something for\/to somebody garantere noe for noen, sørge for at noen oppnår noe

II

adj. \/sɪˈkjʊə\/

1) sikker, trygg, beskyttet, sikret

• she has a secure future

hun har en sikker fremtid

• he slept secure

han sov trygt

2) stødig, stø, sikker, fast, stabil

• a secure grasp saved him from falling into the water

et fast grep reddet ham fra å falle i vannet

3) i sikkerhet, i trygg forvaring

• the papers are secure

papirene er i sikkerhet

• the prisoner is secure

fangen er i trygg forvaring

be secure være sikret, være festet på en forsvarlig måte, stå støtt være trygg, være sikker

feel secure about something eller feel secure as to something kjenne seg trygg på noe, kjenne seg trygg med tanke på noe

secure against\/from trygg for, sikret for, beskyttet mot, sikret mot

secure of sikker på