What does sûreté in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word sûreté in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sûreté in French.

The word sûreté in French means security, security, collateral, reliability, assurance, French National Police, safety match, lock screen, safety system, safety pin, safety pin, put away in for safekeeping, put in for safekeeping, prison term without remission, safety valve, reliability, operating reliability, national security, national security forces, nuclear safety. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sûreté

security

nom féminin (sécurité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour plus de sûreté, laisse ton passeport à l'hôtel.
For greater security, leave your passport at the hotel.

security, collateral

nom féminin (garantie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le client présente des sûretés indéniables à son banquier et se voit donc accorder un prêt.
The client presents definite collateral to his banker and is therefore granted a loan.

reliability

nom féminin (fiabilité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sûreté des résultats est garantie par la double analyse effectuée.
The reliability of the results is guaranteed by the duplicate analyses carried out.

assurance

nom féminin (littéraire (confiance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sûreté de ses propos le rendait crédible.
The assurance in his words made him credible.

French National Police

nom féminin (service de police)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les brigades du Tigre faisaient partie de la Sûreté.
The Tiger Brigades were part of the French police.

safety match

nom féminin (allumette à frotter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les allumettes de sûreté, inventions suédoises, s'enflamment par frottement.

lock screen

nom masculin (loquet de sécurité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

safety system

nom masculin (système de sécurité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ceinture de sécurité est un dispositif de sûreté.

safety pin

nom féminin (épingle avec capuchon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jean-Marie a réparé sa fermeture à glissière avec une épingle à nourrice.
Jean-Marie repaired his zipper with a safety pin.

safety pin

nom féminin (épingle avec capuchon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

put away in for safekeeping, put in for safekeeping

locution verbale (protéger)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Madame Dupont met ses bijoux en sûreté dans un coffre-fort à la banque.
Mrs. Dupont puts her jewellery away in a bank safety deposit box for safekeeping.

prison term without remission

nom féminin (peine de prison incompressible) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

safety valve

nom féminin (dispositif de lâcher de pression)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

reliability, operating reliability

nom féminin (fiabilité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sûreté de fonctionnement de centrales nucléaires est un impératif absolu.

national security

nom féminin (sécurité, souveraineté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le président est garant de la sûreté de l'État.

national security forces

nom féminin (France, vieilli (Police nationale)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

nuclear safety

nom féminin (processus de sécurité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sûreté nucléaire régit l'intégrité des installations et processus.

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