| Additional Translations |
| security n | (freedom from care) | seguridad nf |
| | Their parents' love provided the children with security. |
| | El amor de sus padres daba a los niños seguridad. |
| security n | (protection) | seguridad nf |
| | He carried a gun for security. |
| | Llevaba una pistola por motivos de seguridad. |
| security n | (freedom from want) | seguridad nf |
| | Ian married the heiress for security. |
| | Se casó con la heredera para obtener seguridad. |
| security n | (precautions against theft) | seguridad nf |
| | The double lock gave the flat security. |
| | La cerradura doble daba seguridad al apartamento. |
| security n | (assurance) | confianza nf |
| | | seguridad nf |
| | You may act with the security that all will go according to plan. |
| | Puedes actuar con la confianza de que todo marchará de acuerdo al plan. |
| | Puedes actuar con la seguridad de que todo marchará de acuerdo al plan. |
| security n | (law: deposit) | fianza nf |
| | | depósito nm |
| | You may have bail if you can provide security of ten thousand pounds. |
| | Podrás salir bajo libertad provisional si pagas una fianza de diez mil libras. |
| security n | (rent damage deposit) | cobertura de daños nf + loc adj |
| | The lease requires that you escrow both rent and security. |
| | El contrato exige que entregues un depósito por la renta y por la cobertura de daños. |
| security n | (stocks, bonds) (usualmente plural) | valor nm |
| | The brokerage made money by selling securities. |
| | Los inversores ganaron dinero vendiendo valores. |
| security n | (finance: proves stock ownership) | bono nm |
| | If necessary, our broker can produce the securities to prove that we own the stocks. |
Compound Forms:
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| bearer security n | (business: bond) | título al portador loc nom m |
| | The owner of a bearer security is the person who possesses it. |
breach of security,
security breach n | (unauthorized entry) | violación de la seguridad grupo nom |
| | There was a breach of security at the airport when a teenager got onto the airfield. |
breach of security,
security breach n | (information leak, theft) | fuga de información grupo nom |
| | Because of the security breach, thousands of users' passwords were exposed to hackers. |
clearance,
security clearance n | (access to secret information) | autorización nf |
| | | permiso nm |
| | | acceso nm |
| | Thomas does not have the necessary clearance for those files. |
| | Thomas no tiene la autorización necesaria para estos archivos. |
| collateral security n | (business: secondary protection) | garantía accesoria nf + adj |
| | | garantía subsidiaria nf + adj |
| | The lender asked for collateral security. |
| collective security n | (law: multi-nation alliance) | seguridad colectiva nf + adj |
| | The main purpose of the United Nations is collective security. |
| Department of Health and Social Security n | UK, obsolete (DHSS: former government ministry) | Departamento de Salud y Seguridad Social nm + loc adj |
| DHSS n | UK, initialism, obsolete (Department of Health and Social Security) | Departamento de Salud y Seguridad Social nm + loc adj |
| equity security n | (ownership shares in a company) (economía) | seguridad patrimonial nf + adj mf |
| financial security n | (stock, bond, trust, etc.) | título financiero nm + adj |
| | The securities market is where financial securities are bought and sold. |
| | | valores nmpl |
| gilt-edged security n | (finance: bond issued by government) | valor de primer orden loc nom m |
| | The Government issues gilt-edged securities to fund its borrowing. |
| government security n | often plural (business: certificates, bonds, etc.) | deuda soberana nf + adj |
| | The market for U.S. Government securities is highly competitive. |
| homeland security n | US (national defence) | seguridad nacional loc nom f |
| | Homeland security is a top government priority. |
| | La seguridad nacional es la máxima prioridad del gobierno. |
| job security n | (chances of staying in employment) | estabilidad laboral loc nom f |
| | In the current economy, job security is a major concern of many employees. |
| | En la situación económica actual, la estabilidad laboral es la mayor preocupación de muchos trabajadores. |
| marketable security n | often plural (financial instrument) | valor negociable loc nom m |
| maximum-security prison n | (prison with greatest precautions against escape) | cárcel de máxima seguridad grupo nom |
| | The serial killer was sentenced to life imprisonment in a maximum-security prison. |
| | El asesino serial fue condenado a cadena perpetua en una prisión de máxima seguridad. |
| national security n | (defence of a country) | seguridad interna loc nom f |
| | He found some documents concerning national security. |
| | Encontró algunos documentos relacionados con la seguridad interna. |
| | | seguridad nacional loc nom f |
| | Encontró algunos documentos relacionados con la seguridad nacional. |
| National Security Council n | (US White House council) | Consejo de Seguridad Nacional n propio m |
| real security n | (law: property as guarantee) | garantía hipotecaria loc nom f |
| | | garantía real loc nom f |
| | A mortgage is a type of real security. |
| school security n | (school's safety) | seguridad escolar grupo nom |
| | A number of measures have been taken to improve school security. |
secret police,
security police n | (covert police force) | policía secreta nf + adj |
| | (coloquial) | la secreta nf |
| security agreement n | (business: contract) | acuerdo de garantía loc nom m |
| | Jenkins bought a truck from the company on credit and signed a security agreement. |
| security blanket n | (child's comforter) | mantita nf |
| | (AmL) | cobijita nf |
| | (ES; voz francesa) | doudou nm |
| | The baby wouldn't sleep without her security blanket. |
| | El bebé no puede dormir sin su mantita. |
| security blanket n | figurative ([sth] comforting or reassuring) | elemento de seguridad nm + loc adj |
| | | recurso de seguridad nm + loc adj |
| | Insecure men often carry guns as a security blanket. |
| | She had her speech written on cue cards as a security blanket. |
| | Los hombres inseguros a veces portan armas como elemento de seguridad. |
| | Tenía escrito el discurso en fichas como recurso de seguridad. |
| security camera n | (closed-circuit TV camera) | cámara de vigilancia nf + loc adj |
| | The thief was caught on a security camera stealing a bottle of wine. |
| | | cámara de seguridad nf + loc adj |
| security clearance n | (access to top secret information) | autorización de seguridad grupo nom |
| | | habilitación formal de seguridad grupo nom |
| | Jones was given security clearance to access the documents. |
| security code n | (series of digits used as pass code) | código de seguridad nm + loc adj |
| | You have to use a security code to open the door of the computer lab. |
| Security Council n | (UN division) | Consejo de Seguridad n propio m |
| security deposit n | (money from tenant) | depósito de garantía, depósito en garantía nm + loc adj |
| | | depósito de seguridad nm + loc adj |
| | | garantía nf |
| | (ES) | fianza nf |
| | The landlord asked the tenants for a security deposit before they were allowed to move into the apartment. |
| security force n | (military peacekeeping group) | fuerzas de paz loc nom fpl |
| | | fuerzas de paz loc nom fpl |
| | The UN sent a security force to keep the peace in the region. |
| | Naciones Unidas envió a las fuerzas de paz para mantener la paz en la región. |
| | (ONU) | Cascos Azules n propio mpl |
| | Naciones Unidas envió a los Cascos Azules para mantener la paz en la región. |
| security forces npl | (law: military) | fuerzas de seguridad loc nom f |
| | The security forces are responsible for maintaining public order and safety. |
| security guard n | (person: protects building) | guardia de seguridad grupo nom |
| | The security guard patrolled the shopping centre looking for rowdy schoolchildren. |
| | El guardia de seguridad patrullaba el centro comercial buscando a escolares pendencieros. |
| | | vigilante n común |
| | El vigilante patrullaba el centro comercial buscando a escolares pendencieros. |
| security lapse n | (failure in security measures) | falla de seguridad nf + loc adj |
| | | error de seguridad nm + loc adj |
| security measures npl | (for safety or secrecy) | medidas de seguridad nfpl + loc adj |
| | There are various security measures you can take to protect yourself against cybercrime. |
| | Hay muchas medidas de seguridad que puedes tomar para protegerte del crimen cibernético. |
| security police n | (specific state protection force) | policía nf |
| security police n | (espionage prevention force) | policía de seguridad loc nom f |
| security risk n | (potential danger to state security) | riesgo para la seguridad grupo nom |
| | Foreign nationals who are considered to be a security risk will be deported. |
| security system n | (prevents theft, intrusion) | sistema de seguridad nm + loc adj |
| | The company supplies burglar alarms and other security systems. |
| | La compañía provee alarmas contra robo y otros sistemas de seguridad. |
| social security n | (welfare program) | seguridad social loc nom f |
| | Without social security, a lot of British people would be living in abject poverty. |
| | Sin la seguridad social, muchos británicos estarían viviendo en una pobreza miserable. |
| Social Security n | (welfare system) | Seguro Social n propio m |
| | I won't be eligible for Social Security until I'm 62. |
| | El Seguro Social no paga hasta que tenga 62 años. |
| Social Security Administration n | US (governmental organization) | Administración del Seguro Social loc nom f |
| | | Administración de la Seguridad Social loc nom f |