assuré

assuré
assuré, e [asyʀe]
past participle of assurer
1. adjective
   a. ( = certain) certain ; [situation, fortune] assured
• son avenir est assuré his future is assured
   b. ( = sûr de soi) [air, démarche] confident ; [voix, main, pas] steady
• mal assuré [voix] shaky
2. masculine noun, feminine noun
policyholder
• assuré social person paying social security contributions
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1.
assurée asyʀe participe passé assurer

2.
participe passé adjectif
1) (sûr) sure, certain (de faire of doing)

75% des voix leur sont assurées — they are sure of 75% of the vote

soyez assuré de ma reconnaissance — I am very grateful to you

2) (protégé) insured

la personne assurée — the insured party

non assuré — uninsured


3.
adjectif
1) [démarche, air] confident; [main] steady

dit-il d'une voix assurée or d'un ton assuré — he said confidently

mal assuré — [pas, main] unsteady; [geste, ton] nervous; [voix] unsteady, trembling

2) [échec, réussite] certain; [situation, succès] assured

opération dont la réussite est assurée — operation which is sure to succeed


4.
nom masculin, féminin insured party
Phrasal Verbs:
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asyʀe assuré, -e
1. adj
1) (victoire, réussite) certain, sure
2) (démarche, voix) assured, confident
3)

assuré de (personne) — confident of

4) ASSURANCES insured
2. nm/f
insured party

assuré social — person covered by National Insurance Grande-Bretagne person covered by Social Security USA

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assuré, assurée
A ppassurer.
B pp adj
1 (sûr) [personne] sure, certain; être assuré de qch/de trouver qch to be sure ou certain of sth/of finding sth; assuré qu'il était de ne jamais les revoir since he was sure ou certain he would never see them again; elle se dit assurée du succès de l'entreprise she says she is sure ou certain that the venture will succeed; se sentir mal assuré de l'avenir to feel uncertain of the future; tenir qch pour assuré to take sth as certain, to be certain ou confident of sth; 75% des voix leur sont assurées they are sure of 75% of the vote; soyez assuré de ma reconnaissance I am very grateful to you;
2 Assur [personne, marchandise] insured; la personne assurée the insured party; non assuré uninsured.
C adj
1 (plein d'assurance) [démarche, air] confident; [main] steady; dit-il d'une voix assurée or d'un ton assuré he said confidently; mal assuré [pas, main] unsteady; [geste, ton] nervous; [voix] unsteady, trembling; sa démarche est encore mal assurée he's/she's still rather unsteady on his/her legs;
2 (garanti) [échec, réussite] certain; [situation, succès] assured; il a son avenir assuré dans l'entreprise his future in the firm is assured; avoir la subsistance assurée to have a secure livelihood; leur statut professionnel est mal assuré their professional status is rather shaky; maintenant que sa collaboration nous est assurée now that we are sure of his/her cooperation; opération dont la réussite est assurée operation which is sure to succeed, sure-fire operation.
D nm,f Assur insured party.
Composé
assuré social Prot Soc social insurance contributor.
(féminin assurée) [asyre] adjectif
1. [incontestable] certain, sure
succès assuré pour son nouvel album! her new album is sure to be a hit!
discrétion assurée confidentiality guaranteed
2. [résolu] assured, self-confident
marcher d'un pas assuré to walk confidently
d'une voix mal assurée quaveringly, in an unsteady voice
avoir un air assuré to look self-confident
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, assurée [asyre] nom masculin, nom féminin
1. [qui a un contrat d'assurance] insured person, policyholder
les assurés the insured
2. ADMINISTRATION
assuré social ≃ contributor to the National Insurance scheme (UK), ≃ contributor to Social Security (US)

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