seguro-4
comfortable ; dependable ; reliable ; safe ; secure ; sure ; assertive ; tight ; you bet!.
A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
If the supplier is a dealer, then ensure that this is a reputable and dependable dealer who can provide help with installation, maintenance and support.
Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.
The surest way to arrive at such a decision is to be guided by principles of helpful citation order.
I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.
The article 'Computer games in the learning resources center? you bet!' discusses some of the benefits of using computer games in education.
accidente seguro
accident waiting to happen
More than a quarter of motorists are 'an accident waiting to happen' because they drive too close to the vehicle in front on motorways.
algo casi seguro
a sure bet
safe bet
The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.
Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.
algo es seguro
one thing is for sure
Only time will tell, but one thing is for sure, it takes two to tango.
algo seguro
safe bet
Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.
blanco seguro
sitting duck
The article 'Timesharing companies specializing in text: sitting ducks or top dogs?' considers the likely effects of technological developments, such as CD-ROMs, on the traditional on-line vendors.
camino seguro al desastre
blueprint for disaster
This was a blueprint for disaster but it is turning around.
camino seguro al éxito
blueprint for success
While her findings are not necessarily a blueprint for success, they do provide a glimpse into characteristics that successful people share.
camino seguro al fracaso
blueprint for failure
Their culture is steeped in bitterness and nihilism, a culture that is a virtual blueprint for failure.
conducción segura
safe driving
Having operational lights and blinkers is a must for safe driving.
conocer de seguro
know for + certain
know for + sure
I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.
The whole extent of Chernobyl's damage - both in terms of human casualties and environmental destruction - may never be known for sure.
dar por seguro que
rest + assured that
rest + easy that
Parents who find themselves in the unenviable position of being home with a colicky newborn can rest assured that there is a cure.
So you can rest easy that you are getting the very best.
de éxito seguro
sure-fire [surefire]
For example, asking where someone was born is not a sure-fire way of finding out what their accent is and may lead to erroneous assumptions.
demasiado seguro de uno mismo
overconfident
When subjects are overconfident they stop looking for information long before they have found material that is relevant.
deportista lento pero seguro
plodder
A marathon is one of the only sporting events where 'plodders' can compete against world class runners having theoretically a chance to win.
desastre seguro
disaster waiting to happen
She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
de seguro
for sure
for certain
It's been a tough decision, but now it's made, and I'm coming back for sure.
One thing that is for certain is that the loss affects musicians, sound technicians, recording studios, and music stores.
de un modo seguro
securely
Each binder has a locking/releasing mechanism to allow the insertion of new entries when required yet ensure that slips remain securely in place when the catalogue is consulted.
en un lugar seguro
in a safe place
in safekeeping
Print this document and keep it in a safe place for future reference.
She would hold it in safekeeping until they were both free of danger, healthy, and enjoying the life he had promised.
en un sitio seguro
in a safe place
in safekeeping
Print this document and keep it in a safe place for future reference.
She would hold it in safekeeping until they were both free of danger, healthy, and enjoying the life he had promised.
estar doblemente seguro
be doubly sure
Nothing unusual was felt in the breast exam but she sent me for an ultrasound - just to be doubly sure.
estar moviéndose en terreno seguro
be on secure ground
I'm not sure you're on secure ground when you frisk people's briefcases this way.
estar seguro
be sure
make + sure
set + your watch by
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.
DOBIS/LIBIS first checks the borrower's number to make sure that it is in the files and is valid.
There are a few things you can count on; I mean really set your watch by in life.
estar seguro (de)
be certain (of)
Using this in-depth search system, you can be certain you are conducting your search in the most efficient and accurate way.
estar seguro de
be confident about
feel + confident
Such variations make it difficult for users to be confident about the form of a heading.
Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.
estar seguro de que
be confident that
Nobody can be confident that the US yet has a workable solution to its banking disaster.
ir a lo seguro
play it + safe
Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.
ir sobre seguro
be on secure ground
play it + safe
I'm not sure you're on secure ground when you frisk people's briefcases this way.
Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.
jugar a lo seguro
play it + safe
Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.
jugar sobre seguro
play it + safe
Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.
lugar seguro [Generalmente con amigos]
safe place
By serving teens in this way, libraries not only give young adults a safe place to hang out with their friends, they also encourage teens to identify themselves as library users = De este modo, las bibliotecas no sólo ofrecen a los jóvenes un lugar seguro para pasar el rato con sus amigos, sino que también les estimulan a identificarse a ellos mismos como usuarios de la biblioteca.
no estar seguro
be uncertain
Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.
no estar seguro de
be unsure about/of
The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.
oportunidad casi segura
a sporting chance
By simplicity I mean the fewer the exceptions, the more of a sporting chance the user has of understanding the arrangement.
poco seguro
dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.]
Predicting the future is dicey.
problema seguro
accident waiting to happen
disaster waiting to happen
More than a quarter of motorists are 'an accident waiting to happen' because they drive too close to the vehicle in front on motorways.
She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
puerto seguro
safe harbour
One of the proposals made to protect children from the harmful effects of violence on television is to limit the showing of violent programmes to safe harbours when children are not viewing.
saber de seguro
know for + certain
know for + sure
know for + a fact
I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.
The whole extent of Chernobyl's damage - both in terms of human casualties and environmental destruction - may never be known for sure.
Here's the question: If you knew for a fact that you only had seven years to live, what would you do?.
seguro (de)
confident (in)
Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.
seguro de sí mismo
smug
assured
self-assured
poised
A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.
A good reference librarian is tactful, intelligent, imaginative, ingenious, helpful, empathic, curious, persistent, energetic, sensitive, polite, and assured.
The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.
She is poised and manicured - 'prissy,' according to her friends - measuring her words with soft-spoken formality.
seguro de uno mismo
self-confident
The author attempts to help library staff to become more self-confident and independent in unravelling their own microcomputer problems.
sentirse más seguro de
gain + confidence (with/in)
This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.
sentirse seguro
feel + safe and secure
feel + safe
feel + secure
The child psychologist will also be able to advise you with regards to slowly weaning her off the bottle and dummy once she feels safe and secure again.
As a single woman, you need to ensure that you feel safe when you are at home.
The desire to feel secure is the granddaddy of all human emotions.
ser algo seguro
be a cinch
be a doddle
be a breeze
be a picnic
be duck soup
be a walk in the park
The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.
Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.
We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.
Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.
Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq.
The Zionists will discover that the war they had in July was a walk in the park if we compare it to what we've prepared for every new aggression.
ser casi seguro
be a good bet
It is a good bet that if asked why libraries produce so much material of this type the librarian would answer by saying that it all helps members to make fuller use of the stock.
ser seguro
be on the cards
The strongest clue that a reshuffle is on the cards is the regularity with which the press has started to attack specific ministers.
ser seguro que + Subjuntivo
be bound to + Infinitivo
The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.
ser una forma segura de
be a/one sure way of/to
be a/one sure way of/to
This is one sure way to watch one's health and dancing go right down the drain.
This is one sure way to watch one's health and dancing go right down the drain.
sexo no seguro
unsafe sex
Banning people who have unsafe sex from giving blood makes all the sense in the world to me.
sexo seguro
safe sex
A sample of 105 hours of daytime soap opera programming from 1989-90 was analyzed for depictions of sexual behaviours, safe sex, and pregnancy.
terreno seguro
safe ground
solid ground
Broder says 'there is no safe ground' in the news business anymore.
Before him was a morass over which a bridge had been thrown to the solid ground beyond.
