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I. se·cure <-r, -st [or more secure, the most secure]> [sɪˈkjʊəʳ, Am -ˈkjʊr] ADJ

1. secure (certain, permanent):

secure
sicher
secure job
sicherer Arbeitsplatz
financially secure
finanziell abgesichert

2. secure usu pred (safe, confident):

secure
sicher
to feel secure
sich acc sicher [o. geborgen] fühlen

3. secure:

secure (safely guarded)
bewacht
secure (safe against interception)
abhörsicher
secure against theft
diebstahlsicher
secure mental hospital/unit
geschlossene psychiatrische Klinik/Abteilung
to be secure against [or from] sth
vor etw dat sicher sein
to make sth secure against attack
etw gegen Angriffe sichern

4. secure usu pred (fixed in position):

secure
fest <fester, am festesten>
secure door
fest verschlossen
check that the door is secure
schau nach, ob die Tür auch wirklich zu ist
to make a boat secure
ein Boot festmachen

II. se·cure [sɪˈkjʊəʳ, Am -ˈkjʊr] VB trans

1. secure (obtain):

to secure sth
sich dat etw sichern
to secure sth
etw garantieren
to secure sth for sb [or sb sth]
jdm etw sichern
to secure sth for sb [or sb sth] job, order
jdm etw verschaffen

2. secure (make safe):

to secure sth
etw [ab]sichern
to secure one's future/position fig
seine Zukunft/Position absichern
to secure sb/sth against [or from] sth
jdn/etw vor etw dat schützen

3. secure (fasten):

to secure sth [to sth]
etw [an etw dat] befestigen [o. festmachen]
to secure a door/a window
eine Tür/ein Fenster fest schließen

4. secure (guarantee repayment of):

to secure sth
etw absichern
to secure a loan
für einen Kredit Sicherheit stellen
to secure a loan against [or on] sth
einen Kredit durch etw acc abdecken

se·cured credi·tor [sɪˌkjʊədˈ-, Am -ˌkjʊrdˈ-] N

secured creditor
gesicherter Gläubiger/gesicherte Gläubigerin
secured creditor
Vorzugsgläubiger(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

se·cured ˈloan N

secured loan
gesichertes [o. gedecktes] Darlehen
secured loan
gedeckter Kredit

secured creditor N ECON LAW

secured creditor
Vorzugsgläubiger m

secured debt N INV-FIN

secured debt
gesicherte Forderung f

secured loan N INV-FIN

secured loan
gedeckter Kredit m

secured note N INV-FIN

secured note
gesicherter Schuldschein m

secured party N INV-FIN

secured party
Sicherungsnehmer m

collateral for secured loan N INV-FIN

collateral for secured loan
Kreditsicherheit f

secured personal loan N INV-FIN

secured personal loan
gedeckter Personalkredit m

real estate collateral for secured loan N INV-FIN

real estate collateral for secured loan
Realkreditsicherheit f
OpenDict entry

cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator N

cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator COMPUT
kryptographisch sicherer Zufallszahlengenerator
Present
Isecure
yousecure
he/she/itsecures
wesecure
yousecure
theysecure
Past
Isecured
yousecured
he/she/itsecured
wesecured
yousecured
theysecured
Present Perfect
Ihavesecured
youhavesecured
he/she/ithassecured
wehavesecured
youhavesecured
theyhavesecured
Past Perfect
Ihadsecured
youhadsecured
he/she/ithadsecured
wehadsecured
youhadsecured
theyhadsecured
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