safely

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.

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

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safely adv.

safeness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

safely - with safety; in a safe manner; "we are safely out of there"

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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 months → se puede congelar sin ningún problema or sin peligro durante varios meses
you can walk about quite safely in this town → no 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 that → puedo 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 safely → llegar bien, llegar sin ningún percance

3. (= securely) all the doors were safely shut → todas las puertas estaban bien cerradas
to put sth away safely → guardar algo en un lugar seguro
she was safely tucked up in bed → estaba bien metidita en la cama
the dogs were safely locked in the van → los perros estaban encerrados en la furgoneta, donde no podían hacer daño
he's safely through to the semi-final → ya se ha asegurado el paso a las semifinales
now that the exams are safely out of the way we can relax a bit → ahora 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 n → rapports mpl sexuels sans risque; (with condom) → rapports mpl sexuels protégés

safely

adv (= unharmed) arrive, get home → wohlbehalten, heil; (= without problems also) → sicher, gut; (= without running risks) → unbesorgt, gefahrlos; drive → vorsichtig; (= solidly, firmly) → sicher, fest; (= not dangerously) → ungefährlich; drive safely! → fahr vorsichtig!; she held the door open until we were all safely inside → sie 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 interview → ich bin gut or heil durch das erste Interview gekommen; the election is now safely out of the way → die Wahlen haben wir jetzt zum Glück hinter uns; money safely deposited in the bank → sicher auf der Bank deponiertes Geld; safely invested → sicher angelegt; to put something away safely → etw an einem sicheren Ort verwahren; he put it safely away in a drawer → er verwahrte es sicher in einer Schublade; put it safely out of the reach of the children → bringen Sie es vor den Kindern in Sicherheit; he’s safely locked away in prison → er sitzt hinter Schloss und Riegel; once the children are safely tucked up in bed → wenn die Kinder erst mal im Bett sind; he was safely tucked up in bed → er lag wohlvermummt im Bett; you can now safely turn off your computer → Sie können den Computer jetzt ausschalten

safely [ˈseɪflɪ] adv (securely) → al sicuro; (without danger) → senza (correre) rischi, tranquillamente; (without accident) to arrive safely → arrivare sano/a e salvo/a
I can safely say ... → posso tranquillamente asserire...