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seguro.

safe; secure (free from danger)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/siˈɡu.ɾu/Brazil/seˈɡu.ɾu/Brazil/sɨˈɡu.ɾu/Portugal[sɨˈɣu.ɾu]Portugal
  1. safe; secure (free from danger)

    comparable
    Não te preocupes, voar é seguro.
    Essa ponte não me parece muito segura.
  2. sure; certain (without doubt)

    comparable
    Não estou seguro de que ganharemos.
  3. self-confident (confident in one’s abilities)

    comparable
    Mesmo estando seguro, não consegui.
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/siˈɡu.ɾu/Brazil/seˈɡu.ɾu/Brazil/sɨˈɡu.ɾu/Portugal[sɨˈɣu.ɾu]Portugal
  1. insurance (indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event)

    masculine
    Comprei um seguro contra incêndios.
Where this word comes from

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.

adv/siˈɡu.ɾu/Brazil/seˈɡu.ɾu/Brazil/sɨˈɡu.ɾu/Portugal[sɨˈɣu.ɾu]Portugal
  1. safe; safely (in a manner free from danger)

    comparable
    Viaje seguro, use o cinto.
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/siˈɡu.ɾu/Brazil/seˈɡu.ɾu/Brazil/sɨˈɡu.ɾu/Portugal[sɨˈɣu.ɾu]Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of segurar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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