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Borrowed from Latin sēcūrus (“of persons, free from care, quiet, easy; in a bad sense, careless, reckless; of things, tranquil, also free from danger, safe, secure”), from sē- (“without”) + cūra (“care”); see cure. Doublet of sure and the now obsolete or dialectal sicker (“certain, safe”).

206 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: Si Gur — free from attack or danger; protected
• Armenian: անվտանգ (anvtang) — free from attack or danger; protected
• Belarusian: бяспе́чны (bjaspjéčny) — free from attack or danger; protected
• Bulgarian: сигурен (siguren) — free from attack or danger; protected
• Bulgarian: безопасен (bezopasen) — free from attack or danger; protected
• Catalan: segur — free from attack or danger; protected
• Chinese Mandarin: 保护 (bǎohù) — free from attack or danger; protected
• Danish: sikker — free from attack or danger; protected
• Esperanto: sekura — free from attack or danger; protected
• Finnish: turvassa — free from attack or danger; protected
• Finnish: turvallinen — free from attack or danger; protected
• Finnish: turva- — free from attack or danger; protected
• French: sûr — free from attack or danger; protected
• German: sicher — free from attack or danger; protected
• German: geschützt — free from attack or danger; protected
• German: beschützt — free from attack or danger; protected
• Greek: ασφαλής (asfalís) — free from attack or danger; protected
• Ancient Greek: ἀσφαλής (asphalḗs) — free from attack or danger; protected
• Ido: sekura — free from attack or danger; protected
• Italian: sicuro — free from attack or danger; protected
• Italian: protetto — free from attack or danger; protected
• Khmer: មានសុវត្ថិភាព (miən sovatthephiəp) — free from attack or danger; protected
• Lao: ປອດໄພ (pǭt phai) — free from attack or danger; protected
• Latin: tūtus — free from attack or danger; protected
• Latin: sēcūrus — free from attack or danger; protected
• Latvian: drošs — free from attack or danger; protected
• Lithuanian: apsaugotas — free from attack or danger; protected
• Macedonian: сигурен (siguren) — free from attack or danger; protected
• Macedonian: безбеден (bezbeden) — free from attack or danger; protected
• Māori: roki — free from attack or danger; protected
• Māori: marutau — free from attack or danger; protected
• Māori: haumaru — free from attack or danger; protected
• Middle English: siker — free from attack or danger; protected
• Norwegian: sikker — free from attack or danger; protected
• Persian: ایمن (imen) — free from attack or danger; protected
• Persian: امن (amn) — free from attack or danger; protected
• Polish: bezpieczny — free from attack or danger; protected
• Portuguese: seguro — free from attack or danger; protected
• Portuguese: a salvo — free from attack or danger; protected
• Romanian: sigur — free from attack or danger; protected
• Romanian: protejat — free from attack or danger; protected
• Spanish: seguro — free from attack or danger; protected
• Spanish: resguardado — free from attack or danger; protected
• Spanish: asegurado — free from attack or danger; protected
• Spanish: a salvo — free from attack or danger; protected
• Spanish: a salvamano — free from attack or danger; protected
• Swahili: salamu — free from attack or danger; protected
• Vietnamese: an toàn — free from attack or danger; protected
• Albanian: Si Gur — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Armenian: ապահով (apahov) — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Belarusian: бяспе́чны (bjaspjéčny) — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Bulgarian: сигурен (siguren) — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Bulgarian: защитен (zaštiten) — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Finnish: tallessa — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Finnish: turvassa — free from the danger of theft; safe
• French: sûr — free from the danger of theft; safe
• German: sicher — free from the danger of theft; safe
• German: geschützt — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Italian: sicuro — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Latvian: drošs — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Lithuanian: saugus — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Macedonian: сигурен (siguren) — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Macedonian: безбеден (bezbeden) — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Middle English: siker — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Norwegian: sikker — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Persian: امن (amn) — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Polish: bezpieczny — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Portuguese: seguro — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Romanian: sigur — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Spanish: seguro — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Swahili: salamu — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Turkish: güvende — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Turkish: güvenli — free from the danger of theft; safe
• Armenian: ապահով (apahov) — free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret
• Danish: beskyttet — free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret
• Finnish: salattu — free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret
• French: sûr — free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret
• German: sicher — free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret
• Italian: segreto — free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret
• Lithuanian: slaptas — free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret
• Norwegian: sikker — free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret
• Romanian: asigurat — free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret
• Romanian: sigur — free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret
• Spanish: seguro — free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret
• Spanish: confiable — free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret
• Swahili: salamu — free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret
• Armenian: ապահով (apahov) — free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
• Bulgarian: уверен (uveren) — free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
• Finnish: peloton — free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
• Finnish: varma — free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
• French: sûr — free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
• German: sicher — free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
• Latvian: drošs — free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
• Māori: takuhe — free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
• Middle English: siker — free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
• Norwegian: sikker — free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
• Portuguese: seguro — free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
• Spanish: seguro — free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
• Spanish: aplomado — free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
• Swahili: salamu — free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid
• Armenian: ապահով (apahov) — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Bulgarian: надежден (nadežden) — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Bulgarian: безопасен (bezopasen) — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Finnish: vakaa — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• French: sûr — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• German: zuverlässig — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Irish: diongbháilte — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Italian: stabile — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Māori: tāwhiwhi — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Māori: whita — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Māori: ngita — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Middle English: siker — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Norwegian: sikker — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Persian: مطمئن (motma'en) — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Plautdietsch: faust — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Polish: bezpieczny — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Portuguese: seguro — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Romanian: sigur — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Russian: надёжный (nadjóžnyj) — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Spanish: seguro — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Spanish: aplomado — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Swahili: salamu — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Turkish: sağlam — Firm and not likely to fail; stable
• Armenian: ապահով (apahov) — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Bulgarian: сигурен (siguren) — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Bulgarian: гарантиран (garantiran) — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Finnish: varma — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Finnish: luotettava — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• French: sûr — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• German: sicher — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• German: zuverlässig — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Italian: affidabile — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Italian: sicuro — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Middle English: siker — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Norwegian: sikker — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Persian: مطمئن (motma'en) — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Polish: bezpieczny — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Portuguese: seguro — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Romanian: stabil — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Romanian: sigur — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Spanish: seguro — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Spanish: confiable — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Swahili: salamu — Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable
• Bulgarian: осигурявам (osigurjavam) — to make secure
• Bulgarian: гарантирам (garantiram) — to make secure
• Czech: jistit — to make secure
• Czech: zajistit — to make secure
• Dutch: verzekeren — to make secure
• Esperanto: sekurigi — to make secure
• Finnish: turvata — to make secure
• Finnish: suojata — to make secure
• Finnish: varmistaa — to make secure
• Finnish: kiinnittää — to make secure
• French: sécuriser — to make secure
• German: sichern — to make secure
• German: absichern — to make secure
• Greek: σιγουρεύω (sigourévo) — to make secure
• Indonesian: mengamankan — to make secure
• Irish: urraigh — to make secure
• Italian: garantire — to make secure
• Italian: proteggere — to make secure
• Italian: mettere al sicuro — to make secure
• Italian: assicurare — to make secure
• Latin: munio — to make secure
• Manx: shickyree — to make secure
• Māori: whakangita — to make secure
• Māori: tāmau — to make secure
• Portuguese: assegurar — to make secure
• Spanish: segurar — to make secure
• Spanish: asegurar — to make secure
• Spanish: segurizar — to make secure
• Spanish: securizar — to make secure
• Swahili: usalamu — to make secure
• Bulgarian: укрепвам (ukrepvam) — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Bulgarian: закрепвам (zakrepvam) — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Finnish: teljetä — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Finnish: sulkea — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Finnish: lukita — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Māori: ngahu — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Māori: taparenga — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Māori: whakananawe — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Māori: whakangita — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Māori: tāmau — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Māori: whakatāmau — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Māori: tāmaua — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Spanish: pregar — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Spanish: fijar — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Spanish: clavar — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Spanish: afianzar — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Turkish: sıkı sıkı bağlamak — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Ukrainian: закрі́плювати (zakrípljuvaty) — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Ukrainian: закріпля́ти (zakripljáty) — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Ukrainian: закріпи́ти (zakripýty) — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Ukrainian: укрі́плювати (ukrípljuvaty) — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Ukrainian: укріпля́ти (ukripljáty) — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Ukrainian: укріпи́ти (ukripýty) — to make fast, to firmly affix
• Bulgarian: придобивам (pridobivam) — to get possession of, to acquire
• Bulgarian: сдобивам се (sdobivam se) — to get possession of, to acquire
• Finnish: taata itselleen — to get possession of, to acquire
• Finnish: varmistaa itselleen — to get possession of, to acquire
• Italian: ottenere — to get possession of, to acquire
• Italian: assicurare — to get possession of, to acquire
• Māori: punga — to get possession of, to acquire
• Spanish: lucrar — to get possession of, to acquire
• Spanish: conseguir — to get possession of, to acquire
• Spanish: obtener — to get possession of, to acquire