safeguard

salvaguardia, protección

Medida o recurso que protege a personas o cosas de daños, pérdidas o errores.

En inglés sencillo: Something that protects people or things from harm, loss, or mistakes.

• The lock is an extra safeguard.
• These rules provide safeguards against fraud.
• What safeguards protect your personal information?

Cómo se usa: safeguard against something (Regular checks are a safeguard against mistakes.)

Sinónimos: protection, defense

Expresiones frecuentes: safeguard against something, important safeguard, legal safeguard

proteger, salvaguardar

Mantener a alguien o algo a salvo de daños o pérdidas.

En inglés sencillo: To protect someone or something from harm, loss, or damage.

• We must safeguard these records.
• The new law safeguards children’s rights.
• How can we safeguard our savings against inflation?

Cómo se usa: safeguard someone/something against something (The law safeguards workers against unfair treatment.); safeguard someone/something from something (Encryption safeguards your data from theft.)

Sinónimos: protect, secure

Antónimos: endanger

Expresiones frecuentes: safeguard someone’s rights, safeguard personal information, safeguard against something