inseguro

adj.

1 insecure, in the air, dubious, groping.

2 doubtful, worrisome.

3 uncertain, doubtful, unlikely, improbable.

4 unsafe, precarious.

5 unsteady, waggling, waggly.

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inseguro

► adjetivo

1 (sin confianza) insecure

2 (que duda) uncertain

3 (peligroso) unsafe

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(f. - insegura)

adj.

1) insecure

2) unsafe

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ADJ

1) (=peligroso) [zona, negocio, conducción] unsafe

2) (=sin confianza) insecure

se sienten inseguros — they feel insecure

3) (=sin estabilidad) [paso, estructura] unsteady

4) (=incierto) [clima] unpredictable; [persona] uncertain, unsure (de about, of)

[futuro] insecure

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-ra adjetivo

a) (falto de confianza) insecure

b) (falto de firmeza, estabilidad) unsteady

c) <situación/futuro> insecure

d) <ciudad/barrio> unsafe, dangerous

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= insecure, uncertainly, faltering, unsecured, unsafe, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.].

Ex. The public library, then, faces the future from a somewhat insecure position.

Ex. 'Look, you want to do this, don't you?' he coaxed her and she nodded uncertainly.

Ex. In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.

Ex. This will leave you with the choice of locking out a bunch of users or leaving your network unsecured.

Ex. However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.

Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.

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-ra adjetivo

a) (falto de confianza) insecure

b) (falto de firmeza, estabilidad) unsteady

c) <situación/futuro> insecure

d) <ciudad/barrio> unsafe, dangerous

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= insecure, uncertainly, faltering, unsecured, unsafe, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.].

Ex: The public library, then, faces the future from a somewhat insecure position.

Ex: 'Look, you want to do this, don't you?' he coaxed her and she nodded uncertainly.

Ex: In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.

Ex: This will leave you with the choice of locking out a bunch of users or leaving your network unsecured.

Ex: However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.

Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.

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inseguro -ra

adjective

1 (falto de confianza) insecure, unconfident

2 (falto de firmeza, estabilidad) ‹persona› unsteady; ‹estructura› unsteady, unstable

3 ‹situación/futuro› insecure

4 ‹ciudad/barrio› unsafe, dangerous

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inseguro

◊ -ra adjetivo

a) (falto de confianza) insecure

b) (falto de firmeza, estabilidad) unsteady

c) ‹situación/futuro› insecure

d) ‹ciudad/barrio› unsafe, dangerous

inseguro,-a adjetivo
1 (sin confianza) insecure
2 (vacilante) uncertain
3 (peligroso) unsafe
'inseguro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bambolearse
- insegura
- incierto
English:
insecure
- rocky
- shaky
- uneasy
- unsafe
- unsure
- hesitant
- unsteadily
- unsteady

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inseguro, -a adj

1. [sin confianza] insecure

2. [dudoso] uncertain (de about), unsure (de of o about)

3. [no estable] unsafe, unstable

4. [peligroso] unsafe

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inseguro

adj

1 persona insecure

2 estructura unsteady

3 (peligroso) dangerous, unsafe

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inseguro, -ra adj

1) : insecure

2) : unsafe

3) : uncertain

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inseguro adj

1. (persona, trabajo) insecure

es una chica muy insegura she's a very insecure girl

2. (lugar, coche) unsafe / not safe

esa escalera me parece insegura that ladder doesn't look safe to me

3. (paso, voz) unsteady [comp. unsteadier; superl. unsteadiest]

andaba con paso inseguro he was walking unsteadily

4. (tiempo, futuro) uncertain

una situación insegura an uncertain situation