What does "a buen recaudo" mean?

Placed or kept in a safe place to prevent loss, damage, or theft; in safe keeping.

How is "a buen recaudo" used in a sentence?

Está a buen recaudo. Está preso en Elba y se dedica a pescar.

a buen recaudo — Meaning, Examples & Usage (Spanish)

Meanings:

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- Placed or kept in a safe place to prevent loss, damage, or theft; in safe keeping.
- Protected or secured so as to be beyond immediate danger or access.
Examples
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- Guardaron el dinero a buen recaudo en una caja fuerte para evitar robos.
  They kept the money in safe keeping in a safe to avoid theft.
- El museo mantiene las obras de arte a buen recaudo para protegerlas del deterioro.
  The museum keeps the artworks in safe custody to protect them from damage.
- La abuela guarda las joyas de la familia a buen recaudo en un lugar secreto.
  Grandma keeps the family jewels in safe keeping in a secret place.
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- Held in secure custody or confinement (used of a person or persons who are detained or kept under protection).
Examples
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- Los prisioneros fueron puestos a buen recaudo para evitar que huyeran durante la noche.
  The prisoners were held in secure custody to prevent them from escaping overnight.
- El niño está a buen recaudo con sus tíos mientras sus padres viajan al extranjero.
  The child is in safe custody with his uncles while his parents travel abroad.
- Los testigos están a buen recaudo bajo protección policial hasta el juicio.
  The witnesses are kept in secure custody under police protection until the trial.

Examples:

ES: Está a buen recaudo. Está preso en Elba y se dedica a pescar.
EN: He's been well trapped, he sits on the isle of Elba and can go fishing.
ES: En breve los tendré a buen recaudo.
EN: I'll have them in the brig before long.
ES: Dijo que ingresamos el dinero en su banco para tenerlo a buen recaudo.
EN: Well, he says we put our money in his bank for safekeeping.
ES: En absoluto, lo pondré a buen recaudo con mucho gusto.
EN: Not at all, I'll put it in a safe place gladly.
ES: - ¿En dónde puedo poneros a buen recaudo?
EN: Where would be a room where l could lock you up securely?
ES: ¿Bueno, en dónde podemos poner a los señores a buen recaudo?
EN: So, where can we put these gentlemen for tonight?
ES: Pongo esto bajo llave, a buen recaudo.
EN: I'm locking this up for safekeeping.
ES: Le tenemos a buen recaudo.
EN: He's in back now.
ES: No es lady Macbeth. Su obsesión es mantener el dinero a buen recaudo.
EN: The greatest frenzy she can muster is in tightening purse strings.
ES: Tenemos a Otto y al mayordomo a buen recaudo en el local de Jake.
EN: We got both that guy Otto and your ex-butler at Jakes. On ice.
ES: Jake tiene a Otto y al mayordomo a buen recaudo en su local.
EN: You can pick up Otto and that butler of mine at Jakes. He's got them both on ice.
ES: Mantén tu arma a buen recaudo.
EN: Keep your gun off safety.
ES: - Las tengo a buen recaudo
EN: Buy them at any Dime Store.
ES: Si lo supiera, a estas horas ya lo tendría a buen recaudo.
EN: If I knew I'd have him right beside you by now.
ES: Quieren que él y que el dinero estén a buen recaudo.
EN: It'd like both him and the money locked up again.
ES: Diles que lo pongan a buen recaudo.
EN: Tell them to keep it safe.
ES: Hemos puesto las armas a buen recaudo.
EN: We rescued all weapons.
ES: - No te preocupes, ...la he puesto a buen recaudo. - ¿Dónde?
EN: Don't worry, I stored it safely where?
ES: ¡Está a buen recaudo!
EN: Always chained.
ES: Hay políticos deshonestos en la celda de al lado puestos a buen recaudo.
EN: # There's crooked politicians in the very next cell, safely locked away

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