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assurance

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as·sur·ance  (-shrns)
n.
1. The act of assuring.
2. A statement or indication that inspires confidence; a guarantee or pledge: gave her assurance that the plan would succeed.
3. Freedom from doubt; certainty: set sail in the assurance of favorable winds. See Synonyms at certainty.
4. Self-confidence. See Synonyms at confidence.
5. Excessive self-confidence; presumption.
6. Chiefly British Insurance, especially life insurance.

assurance [əˈʃʊərəns]
n
1. a statement, assertion, etc., intended to inspire confidence or give encouragement she was helped by his assurance that she would cope
2. a promise or pledge of support he gave an assurance of help when needed
3. freedom from doubt; certainty his assurance about his own superiority infuriated her
4. forwardness; impudence
5. (Business / Insurance) Chiefly Brit insurance providing for certainties such as death as contrasted with fire or theft
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.assuranceassurance - freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
certainty - the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"
2.assurance - a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"
dedication, commitment - a message that makes a pledge
guarantee, warranty, warrantee, warrant - a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
guarantee - an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying"
plight, troth - a solemn pledge of fidelity
vow - a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "they took vows of poverty"
3.assurance - a statement intended to inspire confidence; "the President's assurances were not respected"
statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
clean bill of health - an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition; "the doctor gave him a clean bill of health"
4.assurance - a British term for some kinds of insurance
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
insurance - promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

assurance
Translations
assurance [əˈʃʊərəns]
A. N
1. (= guarantee) → garantía f, promesa f
you have my assurance thatles aseguro que ...
I give you my assurance thatle puedo asegurar que ...
I can give you no assurance about thatno les puedo garantizar nada
2. (= certainty) → certeza f, seguridad f
with the assurance thatcon la seguridad de que ...
3. (= confidence) → confianza f; (= self-confidence) → seguridad f, aplomo m
he spoke with assurancehabló con seguridad or aplomo
4. (esp Brit) (= insurance) → seguro m
see also life
B. CPD assurance company N (esp Brit) → compañía f de seguros
assurance [əˈʃʊərəns] n
(= reassurance) → assurance f
to give assurances
I can give you no assurances → Je ne peux rien vous garantir.
(= confidence) → assurance f
with assurance → avec assurance
(= insurance) → assurance f
assurance
n
Versicherung f; (= promise)Zusicherung f; he gave me his assurance that it would be doneer versicherte mir, dass es getan (werden) würde; do I have your assurance that …?garantieren Sie mir, dass …?; you have my assurance that …Sie können versichert sein, dass …
(= self-confidence)Sicherheit f
(= confidence)Zuversicht f (→ in in +acc), → Vertrauen nt (→ in in +acc); in the assurance that … (liter)im Vertrauen darauf, dass …, in der Zuversicht, dass …
(Brit: = life assurance) → Versicherung f
assurance [əˈʃʊərns] n
a. (guarantee) → assicurazione f, garanzia
I can give you no assurances → non posso assicurarle or garantirle niente
b. (confidence) → sicurezza, convinzione f; (self-confidence) → fiducia in se stesso/a, sicurezza di sé
she spoke with assurance → ha parlato con convinzione
c. (Brit) life assuranceassicurazione f sulla vita

assurance [əˈʃʊərns] n
a. (guarantee) → assicurazione f, garanzia
I can give you no assurances → non posso assicurarle or garantirle niente
b. (confidence) → sicurezza, convinzione f; (self-confidence) → fiducia in se stesso/a, sicurezza di sé
she spoke with assurance → ha parlato con convinzione
c. (Brit) life assuranceassicurazione f sulla vita


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Upon this assurance the people came forward with subscriptions to build a second machine.
And what assurance have I that you will live up to your end of the agreement?
One is apt, I believe, to connect assurance of manner with coquetry, and to expect that an impudent address will naturally attend an impudent mind; at least I was myself prepared for an improper degree of confidence in Lady Susan; but her countenance is absolutely sweet, and her voice and manner winningly mild.
 
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