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safely

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safe  (sf)
adj. saf·er, saf·est
1. Secure from danger, harm, or evil.
2. Free from danger or injury; unhurt: safe and sound.
3. Free from risk; sure: a safe bet.
4. Affording protection: a safe place.
5. Baseball Having reached a base without being put out, as a batter or base runner.
n.
1. A metal container usually having a lock, used for storing valuables.
2. A repository for protecting stored items, especially a cooled compartment for perishable foods: a cheese safe.
3. Slang A condom.

[Middle English sauf, from Old French, from Latin salvus, healthy; see sol- in Indo-European roots.]

safely adv.
safeness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.safely - with safety; in a safe manner; "we are safely out of there"

safely
adverb in safety, securely, with impunity, without risk, with safety, safe and sound 'Drive safely,' he said, and waved goodbye.
Translations
safely [ˈseɪflɪ] ADV
1. (= without danger) it can safely be frozen for monthsse puede congelar sin ningún problema or sin peligro durante varios meses
you can walk about quite safely in this townno se corre peligro andando por esta ciudad, no es peligroso andar por esta ciudad
drive safely!conduce con prudencia or cuidado
I can safely say thatpuedo afirmar con toda seguridad or sin miedo a equivocarme que ...
2. (= without incident) [land, return] (gen) → sin ningún percance; (in the midst of danger) → sano y salvo
to arrive safelyllegar bien, llegar sin ningún percance
3. (= securely) all the doors were safely shuttodas las puertas estaban bien cerradas
to put sth away safelyguardar algo en un lugar seguro
she was safely tucked up in bedestaba bien metidita en la cama
the dogs were safely locked in the vanlos perros estaban encerrados en la furgoneta, donde no podían hacer daño
he's safely through to the semi-finalya se ha asegurado el paso a las semifinales
now that the exams are safely out of the way we can relax a bitahora que no tenemos la preocupación de los exámenes podemos relajarnos un poco
safely [ˈseɪfli] adv
(= without risk) [travel, go out] → en toute sécurité
The waste is safely disposed of → Les déchets sont éliminés de façon sûre.
drive safely! → soyez prudent!
(= without mishap) → sans encombre
We arrived home safely → Nous sommes arrivés à la maison sans encombre.
(= confidently)
I can safely say → Je peux dire à coup sûr ...
safe passage n
to grant sb safe passage → accorder un laissez-passer à qn
safe seat n (POLITICS)siège m sûr
safe sex nrapports mpl sexuels sans risque; (with condom)rapports mpl sexuels protégés
safely
adv (= unharmed) arrive, get homewohlbehalten, heil; (= without problems also)sicher, gut; (= without running risks)unbesorgt, gefahrlos; drivevorsichtig; (= solidly, firmly)sicher, fest; (= not dangerously)ungefährlich; drive safely!fahr vorsichtig!; she held the door open until we were all safely insidesie hielt die Tür auf, bis wir alle sicher drinnen waren; we can safely estimate that …wir können mit einiger Sicherheit annehmen, dass …; I think I can safely say/claim/assume …ich glaube, ich kann wohl or ruhig sagen/behaupten/annehmen …; I got safely through the first interviewich bin gut or heil durch das erste Interview gekommen; the election is now safely out of the waydie Wahlen haben wir jetzt zum Glück hinter uns; money safely deposited in the banksicher auf der Bank deponiertes Geld; safely investedsicher angelegt; to put something away safelyetw an einem sicheren Ort verwahren; he put it safely away in a drawerer verwahrte es sicher in einer Schublade; put it safely out of the reach of the childrenbringen Sie es vor den Kindern in Sicherheit; he’s safely locked away in prisoner sitzt hinter Schloss und Riegel; once the children are safely tucked up in bedwenn die Kinder erst mal im Bett sind; he was safely tucked up in beder lag wohlvermummt im Bett; you can now safely turn off your computerSie können den Computer jetzt ausschalten
safely [ˈseɪflɪ] adv (securely) → al sicuro; (without danger) → senza (correre) rischi, tranquillamente; (without accident) to arrive safelyarrivare sano/a e salvo/a
I can safely say ... → posso tranquillamente asserire...
safely [ˈseɪflɪ] adv (securely) → al sicuro; (without danger) → senza (correre) rischi, tranquillamente; (without accident) to arrive safelyarrivare sano/a e salvo/a
I can safely say ... → posso tranquillamente asserire...


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Ah, we safely may trust to its gleaming, And be sure it will lead us aright -- We safely may trust to a gleaming That cannot but guide us aright, Since it flickers up to Heaven through the night.
No man would keep his hands off what was not his own when he could safely take what he liked out of the market, or go into houses and lie with any one at his pleasure, or kill or release from prison whom he would, and in all respects be like a God among men.
For this I shall impatiently wait, and meanwhile can safely assure you that I never was more at ease, or better satisfied with myself and everything about me than at the present hour.
 
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