EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
secure1, a. 1 Cinnte, diongbháilte. Secure investment, súncáil shiúráilte. To feel secure of victory, bheith cinnte den bhua. 2 Slán, sábháilte, ar láimh shábhála. Now we can feel secure, níl aon bhaol anois orainn. Secure from, against, attack, slán ar ionsaí. 3 (Of plank, foothold, etc.) Daingean. To make a plank secure, clár a dhaingniú. ► securely, adv. 1 a Go cinnte; go sábháilte. b Go muiníneach. 2 Go daingean.
secure2, v.tr. 1 a Cuirim ó bhaol, ar láimh shábhála. To secure s.o. from sth., duine a chaomhnú ar rud. To secure a pass, bearna a ghardáil, a fhorghabháil. b To secure a prisoner, príosúnach a chur in áit nach féidir leis éalú as. 2 Daingním; teannaim; fáiscim. To secure the door, an doras a dhruidim go daingean. Nau: To secure the boats, na báid a cheangal. 3 Jur: Téim i mbannaí, in urrús ar (dhuine). To secure a debt by pledges, geallta a chur le fiacha; bannaí a thabhairt i bhfiacha. 4 Bainim amach, faighim. He has secured a good place, tá áit mhaith bainte amach aige. To secure a room, focal a chur ar sheomra. To secure acceptance of sth., glacadh ruda a fháil. To secure s.o.'s services, duine a fhostú. Com: To secure markets, margaí mpl a aimsiú.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He secured their acceptance of the proposal, thug sé orthu glacadh leis an moladh.
To secure the hatches, na haistí a dhaingniú.
To secure a debt by mortgage, morgáiste a chur in urrús fiacha.
His position is none too secure, níl sé suite ródhaingean ar chor ar bith.