sikre

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. gjøre sikker;
   verne mot fare;
   trygge to make safe;
   to protect against danger;
   to safeguard
   • de sikret veien mot snøskred they secured the road against avalanches
2. trygge økonomisk to secure financially
   • sikre sin framtid to secure one's future
3. bruke sikring (II, 1)the safety catch på våpen, maskin eller lignende for å verne mot ulykke to apply the safety catchsikring (II, 1) on a weapon, machine or the like to guard against accidents
   • hun sikrer geværet she puts the safety catch on the rifle
4. gjøre sikker på å få eller oppnå noe;
   garantere to make certain of getting or achieving something;
   to guarantee
   • de sikret seieren they secured the victory
   • være sikret et visst beløp to be guaranteed a certain sum
5. skaffe (I)to get, to obtain · to provide, to find (something for someone) to get, to obtainskaffe (I)
   • sikre seg gode samarbeidspartnere to secure good partners
   • sikre seg en ettertraktet ting to get hold of a sought-after item
6. sette i verk visse tiltak for å hindre at en lovbryter begår nye lovbrudd;
   jamfør sikring (I, 2)preventive detention to put certain measures in place to prevent an offender from committing further offences;
   compare sikring (I, 2)preventive detention