seguro

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish seguro.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: se‧gu‧ro

Adverb

seguro

1. maybe

Adjective

seguro

1. sure

Verb

seguro

1. to make sure; to verify; to recheck; to use extra care or caution
2. to secure; to make oneself secure of

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese seguro, from Latin sēcūrus (“careless”).

Adjective

seguro (feminine segura, masculine plural seguros, feminine plural seguras)

1. secure, safe (free from danger)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese seguro, from Latin sēcūrus (“careless”).

Cognate with Galician and Spanish seguro, Catalan and Occitan segur, French sûr, Italian sicuro and English sicker.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ˈɡu.ɾu/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.ˈɣu.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: se‧gu‧ro

Adjective

1. safe; secure (free from danger)

   Não te preocupes, voar é seguro.

   Don’t worry, flying is safe.

   Essa ponte não me parece muito segura.

   This bridge doesn’t look very safe.

2. sure; certain (without doubt)

   Não estou seguro de que ganharemos.

   I am not sure we will win.

   Synonym: certo

3. self-confident; selfsecure (confident in one’s abilities)

   Mesmo estando seguro, não consegui.

   Even though I was self-confident, I didn’t succeed.

   Synonym: confiante

Noun

seguro m (plural seguros)

1. (finance) insurance (indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event)

   Comprei um seguro contra incêndios. ― I bought fire insurance.

Adverb

seguro

1. safe; safely (in a manner free from danger)

   Viaje seguro, use o cinto. ― Drive safe, use the seatbelt.

   Synonym: seguramente

Verb

seguro

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish seguro, from Latin secūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɡuɾo/ [seˈɣ̞u.ɾo]

Adjective

seguro (feminine segura, masculine plural seguros, feminine plural seguras) (superlative segurísimo)

1. secure, safe (free from danger)
2. certain, sure, positive, definite (of being correct)

   ¿Estás seguro? ― Are you sure?

   Sí, estoy seguro. ― Yes, I'm positive.

   ¿Estás seguro de que escuchó lo que dijiste? ― Are you certain he/she listened to what you said?

3. secure, firm, stable, reliable, surefire, foolproof (not likely to fall)
4. security, security-related
5. confident, self-confident

Synonyms

• (safe): a salvo
• (right): correcto, certero
• (self-confident): confiado, seguro de sí mismo

Antonyms

• inseguro

Noun

seguro m (plural seguros)

1. (insurance) insurance (indemnity against a future occurrence)
2. (mechanics) safety, safety catch, safety lock

   Afortunadamente, el seguro estaba puesto. ― Thankfully, the safety was on.

Adverb

seguro

1. for sure
2. surely, certainly

Derived terms

• a buen seguro
• asegurar
• corredor de seguro
• de seguro
• ir a lo seguro, jugar a lo seguro (“to play it safe”)
• seguramente
• seguranza (“insurance”) (archaic)
• segurar
• seguro a sí mismo (“confident, self-confident, self-assured, sure of oneself”)
• seguro a todo riesgo (comprehensive insurance)
• seguro social

 

Related terms

• seguridad

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

Anagrams

• grueso, güeros, ruegos, suegro

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Venetian

Alternative forms

• siguro

Etymology

From Latin securus. Compare Italian sicuro

Adjective

seguro (feminine singular segura, masculine plural seguri, feminine plural segure)

1. safe, secure
2. certain

Descendants

• → Greek: σίγουρος (sígouros)
  • → Romanian: sigur