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подстрахуй
 подстраховать
inf. secure
 подстраховаться
gen. secure oneself against; make oneself safe from; insure; have a plan B; be on the safe side; err on the side of caution
amer. cover bases
fig. lock up the silverware; hedge bets
| меня
 мень
gen. eel pout
obs. burbot; mari
 меню
inet. downdrop
 меня
gen. myself; me
 ся
chinese.lang. xia; hsia
 я
gen. I
amer. humor. this child
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подстраховать

v
stresses
gen. run supporting action (Anglophile); backstop
Gruzovik, inf. secure against
inf. insure (against); secure (against); cover for (кого-либо; If you're late, I'll cover for you. VLZ_58); save someone's ass (Logofreak)
Makarov. make someone, something safe (кого-либо, что-либо)
slang back up (Mirinare)
sport. spot for (someone – кого-либо) в тренажёрном зале Alik-angel); spot for (кого-либо Alik-angel); spot for (someone – кого-либо Alik-angel)
sport., inf. spot for (Alik-angel); spot (напр., в спортзале • Сan you spot me while I lift? 4uzhoj); give a spot (кого-либо; The main difficulty with giving someone a spot for the first time is not knowing his or her capabilities. VLZ_58)
подстраховаться v
gen. secure oneself against (ABelonogov); make oneself safe from (ABelonogov); insure; have a plan B (which carried out the study, said: 'For our research to establish that almost half of women in relationships have a Plan B is a worrying sign. | Bipolar Sunshine: "I didn't have a plan B. I just went all out" Alexander Demidov); ensure
Игорь Миг be on the safe side (To be on the safe side, remember: умеренность во всём – moderation in everything – MBerdy.17); err on the side of caution (Maybe it's better to err on the side of caution, make extra, with plenty left over – Может, стоит перестраховаться, сделать лишнее, с запасом (Michele Berdy)21)
amer. cover one's bases (...he thought he might as well cover his bases Taras)
fig. lock up the silverware (DC); hedge one's bets (A.Rezvov)
idiom. batten down the hatches (VLZ_58)
подстраховать кого-либо v
idiom. have one's back (don't worry, we have your back sankozh)
подстрахуй меня
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