asegurarse

asegurarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (cerciorarse) to make sure

■ asegúrate de cerrar la ventana make sure you close the window

2 COMERCIO to insure oneself

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1) to make sure

2) insure oneself

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VPR

1) (=cerciorarse) to make sure

para asegurarnos del todo — in order to make quite sure

ya me aseguro yo de que llegue a tiempo — I'll make sure that it arrives on time

2) (=garantizarse) to make sure of, assure o.s. of

tuvo que luchar para asegurarse la victoria — he had a struggle to make sure of victory o to assure himself of victory

han conseguido asegurarse su presencia en la final — they have made sure of their presence in the final

3) (Com, Econ) to insure o.s., take out an insurance policy

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(v.) = be sure, check to make sure, make + sure, make + certain

Ex. Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.

Ex. The system checks to make sure that no orders for the vendor are in the file and then displays a screen summarizing the vendor to be deleted.

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS first checks the borrower's number to make sure that it is in the files and is valid.

Ex. If events take an unfortunate turn and a dismissal action must be initiated, the supervisor must make certain that the applicable personnel rules and procedures have been followed.

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(v.) = be sure, check to make sure, make + sure, make + certain

Ex: Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.

Ex: The system checks to make sure that no orders for the vendor are in the file and then displays a screen summarizing the vendor to be deleted.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS first checks the borrower's number to make sure that it is in the files and is valid.

Ex: If events take an unfortunate turn and a dismissal action must be initiated, the supervisor must make certain that the applicable personnel rules and procedures have been followed.

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■asegurarse verbo reflexivo
1 to make sure
2 (hacerse un seguro) to insure onself
'asegurarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asegurar
English:
board
- certain
- check
- make
- see
- sure

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vpr

1. [agarrarse]

asegúrate bien a la roca o te caerás hold on tight to the rock or you'll fall

2. [cerciorarse]

asegurarse de que… to make sure that…;

asegúrate de cerrar la puerta make sure you close the door

3. [garantizar] to make sure of;

con la victoria se aseguraron el ascenso they made sure of promotion with that win

4. Com to insure oneself, to take out an insurance policy

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asegurarse

v/r make sure

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vr

1) cerciorarse: to make sure

2) : to take out insurance, to insure oneself

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asegurarse vb to make sure

asegúrate de que el gas está cerrado make sure the gas is turned off