asegurarse
make sure
Verb asegurarse
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Compound of the infinitive asegurar and the pronoun se.
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Tom miró a su alrededor para asegurarse de que nadie le estuviera mirando.
Tom looked around to make sure no one was looking at him.
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Se levantó para asegurarse de que había apagado la luz de la cocina.
He got up to see if he had turned off the light in the kitchen.
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Tom quiere asegurarse de que eso no suceda otra vez.
Tom wants to make sure that that doesn't happen again.
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La policía registró esa casa para asegurarse que los zapatos robados no se hallaban allí.
The police searched that house to be sure the stolen shoes were not there.
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La policía revisó esa casa para asegurarse de que los zapatos robados no estuvieran allí.
The police searched that house to be sure the stolen shoes were not there.
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Tom miró para asegurarse de que Mary seguía durmiendo.
Tom checked to make sure Mary was still sleeping.
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Cuando se marchó la jefa, los empleados se quedaron en silencio oyendo los taconazos que daba contra el suelo, para asegurarse de que realmente se había ido.
As the boss was walking away the employees remained silent, listening for the clicking of her heels against the floor, to make sure that she really had left.
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