seguro

Adj

1. (comparable) safe; secure (free from danger)
2. (comparable) sure; certain (without doubt)
3. (comparable) self-confident (confident in one’s abilities)

Noun

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

Adv

safe; safely (in a manner free from danger)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of segurar

segurar

1. to hold; to grasp
2. to make safe
3. to hold back (act with reserve; contain one’s full measure or power)
4. to hold back; to contain; to stop
5. to insure (provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs)

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/seˈɡu.ɾu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: sēcūrus

Cognate with French: sûr

Cognate with Italian: sicuro

Cognate with English: sicker

In summary

Inherited 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.

Concepts

insurance

safe

sure

secure

certain

harmless

benign

fast

faithful

assurance

reliable

indemnity

innocuous

inoffensive

sound

🔉

underwriting

unerring

accurate

held tight

assured

confident

dependable

firm

guarantee

guaranteed

immobile

loyal

protection

question

❓

responsible

security

staunch

trustworthy

Synonyms

certo

a salvo

firme

inofensivo

benigno

segura

leal

fiel

inevitável

inócuo

contrato de seguro

fidedigno

salvo

sólido

seguros

subscrição de um seguro

certo

completo

garantia

indubitável

Translations

seguro

sûr

sicher

assurance

Versicherung

veilig

segur

assicurazione

zeker

certo

pewny

sicuro

emin

verzekering

certain

Sentences

Todos devem ter seguro de saúde .

Everyone must have health insurance.

Três trabalhadores estão saindo de seu prédio seguro no final do dia .

Three workers are leaving their secure building at the end of the day.

Um sinal amarelo anuncia seguro em espanhol .

A yellow sign announces insurance in Spanish.

Homem de muitos ofícios , pobre seguro .

Man of many trades, poor insurance.