
assurer
(COMMERCE, contre accidents ou dégâts) to insure
La maison est assurée. The house is insured.
être assuré contre qch to be insured against sth
(=exécuter, faire fonctionner)
[+service, garde] to provide, to operate
Ils assurent de nouveau la liaison Paris-Glasgow. The Paris-Glasgow flight is operating again.
Nous ne pourrons pas assurer de permanence le week-end prochain. The service will not operate next weekend., We will be closed next weekend.
(=certifier) to assure
assurer qch à qn to assure sb of sth
assurer à qn que to assure sb that
Je vous assure que non. I assure you that is not the case.
Je vous assure que si. I assure you that is the case.
Je t'assure que c'est vrai! I assure you it's true!
(=confirmer)
assurer qn de to assure sb of
Nous vous assurons de notre soutien. You can be assured of our support., We can assure you of our support.
(=garantir)
[+victoire, résultat] to ensure, to make certain
assurer qch à qn to guarantee sth for sb
assurer à qn une vieillesse à l'abri du besoin to ensure sb is provided for in their old age
(=protéger)
[+frontières, pouvoir] to make secure
assurer ses arrières (fig) to be sure one has something to fall back on
(=stabiliser) to steady, to stabilize
vi *
(=être à la hauteur) to be great * En maths il est nul, mais en physique, il assure! He's useless at maths, but at physics, he's great!
assurer (s')
vpr/réfl
(COMMERCE) to get insurance
s'assurer contre to insure o.s. against
s'assurer sur la vie to take out a life insurance
(=vérifier)
s'assurer de to make sure of
s'assurer que to make sure that
Il s'est assuré que la porte était fermée. He made sure the door was shut., He made sure that the door was shut.
(=faire en sorte d'obtenir)
[+aide, soutien] to secure
s'assurer la collaboration de qn to secure sb's collaboration
(=garantir)
s'assurer de [+succès, victoire] to secure, to ensure
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