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safe·ty  (sft)

n. pl. safe·ties

1. The condition of being safe; freedom from danger, risk, or injury.

2. A device designed to prevent accidents, as a lock on a firearm preventing accidental firing.

3. Football

a. A play in which a member of the offensive team downs the ball, willingly or unwillingly, behind his own goal line, resulting in two points for the defensive team.

b. One of two defensive backs; a safetyman.

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safety [ˈseɪftɪ]

n pl -ties

1. the quality of being safe

2. freedom from danger or risk of injury

3. a contrivance or device designed to prevent injury

4. (Team Sports / American Football) American football

a.  Also called safetyman either of two players who defend the area furthest back in the field

b.  a play in which the offensive team causes the ball to cross its own goal line and then grounds the ball behind that line, scoring two points for the opposing team Compare touchback

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Safety 

See Also: DANGER, RISK

1. Feel as safe as a lone subway rider at 2 a.m. —Anon
2. Feel as safe as guarded by a charm —Elizabeth Barrett Browning
3. Looked as dangerous as a squirrel and much less nervous —Raymond Chandler
4. The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs in order to have artifical ones which will give him no pain or trouble —Henry Miller
5. Nothing as safe as simplicity —Edith Wharton
6. Safe and more or less invulnerable like sulky Achilles among Trojans —George Garrett
7. (I thought I was) safe as a good new boat —Reynolds Price
8. (They think they’re) safe as angels —Dashiell Hammet
9. Safe as a nun in a roomful of eunuchs —Donald Seaman
10. Safe as a tank town —W. R. Burnett
11. Safe as houses —Mary Gordon
12. Safe as in a cradle —William Wordsworth
13. Safe as in God’s pocket —American colloquialism, attributed to New England
14. Safe as sunshine —Slogan R. E. Dietz Co.
15. Security … tighter than the skin on a snake —William H. Hallhan
16. She’s safe as a vault —Raymond Chandler
17. Squatting in safety like the yolk in an egg —Bertold Brecht

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	safety - the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" biosafety - safety from exposure to infectious agents risklessness - safety as a consequence of entailing no risk impregnability, invulnerability - having the strength to withstand attack salvation - the state of being saved or preserved from harm security - the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security" danger - the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease"
	2.	safety - a safe place; "He ran to safety"     refuge area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" harborage, harbourage - (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)
	3.	safety - a device designed to prevent injury or accidents safety device, guard device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" fender - a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth safety catch, safety lock - guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired
	4.	safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely base hit hit - (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit" home run, homer - a base hit on which the batter scores a run bingle, single - a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base double, two-bagger, two-base hit, two-baser - a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield" three-bagger, three-base hit, triple - a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
	5.	safety - contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse condom, prophylactic, safe, rubber birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, preventative, preventive - an agent or device intended to prevent conception
	6.	safety - a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line score - the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play" American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays

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safety

noun

1. security, protection, safeguards, assurance, precautions, immunity, safety measures, impregnability The report makes recommendations to improve safety on aircraft.
security risk, peril, vulnerability, insecurity, jeopardy, precariousness, endangerment

2. shelter, haven, protection, cover, retreat, asylum, refuge, sanctuary the safety of your own home

3. reliability, security, harmlessness, lack of side effects The safety of the drug has not yet been proven.

4. well-being, security, protection, safeness There is grave concern for the safety of witnesses.

Proverbs
"There is safety in numbers"

Translations

safety [ˈseɪftɪ]

A. N → seguridad f
our primary concern is safety → nuestra principal preocupación es la seguridad
for his (own) safety → por su seguridad
people worry about the safety of nuclear energy → a la gente le preocupa que la energía nuclear no sea segura
they helped the survivors to safety → ayudaron a los sobrevivientes a ponerse a salvo
he sought safety in flight → intentó ponerse a salvo huyendo
to ensure sb's safety → garantizar la seguridad de algn
safety first! → ¡lo primero es la seguridad!
there's safety in numbers → cuantos más, menos peligro
in a place of safety → en un lugar seguro
to reach safety → ponerse a salvo
for safety's sake → para mayor seguridad
with complete safety → con la mayor seguridad
see also road B

B. CPD safety belt N → cinturón m de seguridad
safety catch N (on gun) → seguro m; (on bracelet) → cierre m de seguridad
safety chain N (on bracelet) → cadena f de seguridad
safety curtain N (in theatre) → telón m de seguridad
safety deposit box N → caja f fuerte, caja f de seguridad
safety device N → dispositivo m de seguridad
safety factor N → factor m de seguridad
safety glass N → vidrio m inastillable or de seguridad
safety harness N → arnés m de seguridad
safety helmet N → casco m de protección
safety inspector N (at workplace) → inspector(a) m/f de seguridad en el trabajo
safety lamp N [of miner] → lámpara f de seguridad
safety lock N → seguro m, cerradura f de seguridad
safety margin N → margen m de seguridad
safety match N → fósforo m or (Sp) cerilla f de seguridad
safety measure N → medida f de seguridad or de precaución
safety mechanism N (lit, fig) → mecanismo m de seguridad
safety net N (in circus) → red f de seguridad (fig) → protección f
safety officer N → encargado/a m/f de seguridad
safety pin N → imperdible m (Sp), seguro m (CAm, Mex)
safety precaution N → medida f de seguridad or de precaución
safety rail N → barandilla f
safety razor N → maquinilla f de afeitar
safety regulations NPL → normas fpl de seguridad
safety valve N → válvula f de seguridad or de escape (fig) → válvula f de escape, desahogo m

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safety [ˈseɪfti]

n

(= security) → sécurité f
safety first! → la sécurité d'abord!
there's safety in numbers → plus on est nombreux, plus on est en sécurité

(= safe place)
Survivors were helped to safety → On aida les survivants à se réfugier en lieu sûr.
At last we reached the safety of dry land → Nous nous trouvâmes enfin sains et saufs sur la terre ferme.

modif [device, equipment, feature] → de sécurité; [glasses, goggles] → de sécurité; [expert, advice] → en sécurité; [check] → de sécurité
safety belt n → ceinture f de sécurité
safety catch n → cran m de sûreté, cran m de sécurité
safety chain n → chaîne f de sûreté
safety-conscious [ˈseɪftikɒnʃəs] adj → prudent(e)
safety curtain n → rideau m de fer
safety-deposit box n (US) → coffre-fort à la banque)m >
safety glass n → verre f de sécurité
safety inspection n → inspection f de sécurité
safety island n (US) → refuge m
safety lock n → serrure f de sécurité
safety measure n → mesure f de sécurité
safety net n

(for trapeze artist) → filet m

(in difficult situation) → filet m de sécurité
safety officer n → responsable mf de la sécurité
safety pin n → épingle f de nourrice
safety razor n → rasoir m de sûreté
safety valve n → soupape f de sécurité
safety zone n (US) → refuge m

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safety

n → Sicherheit f; in a place of safety → an einem sicheren Ort; for safety’s sake → aus Sicherheitsgründen; for his (own) safety → zu seiner (eigenen) Sicherheit; to walk the streets in safety → unbehelligt ausgehen; with complete safety → vollkommen sicher; I can say with safety that … → ich kann mit Sicherheit behaupten, dass …; to play for safety (Sport) → auf Sicherheit spielen; (fig) → sichergehen; (there’s) safety in numbers → zu mehreren ist man sicherer; to reach safety → in Sicherheit gelangen; when we reached the safety of the opposite bank → als wir sicher das andere Ufer erreicht hatten; to leap to safety → sich in Sicherheit bringen; to seek safety abroad → sich ins Ausland in Sicherheit bringen; the government must ensure the safety of nuclear power plants → die Regierung muss die Betriebssicherheit von Atomkraftwerken gewährleisten

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safety:

safety belt

n → Sicherheitsgurt m

safety binding

n (Ski) → Sicherheitsbindung f

safety buoy

n (Naut) → Rettungsboje f

safety car

n (Motor Racing) → Sicherheitsauto nt

safety catch

n (on gun) → (Abzugs)sicherung f, → Sicherungsbügel m; was the safety on/off? → war das Gewehr gesichert/entsichert?

safety chain

n → Sicherheitskette f

safety curtain

n (Theat) → eiserner Vorhang

safety expert

n → Sicherheitsexperte m, → Sicherheitsexpertin f

safety first

n to opt for safety → der Sicherheit den Vorrang geben; safety campaign → Unfallverhütungskampagne f; “safety first” (as slogan) → „Sicherheit geht vor“

safety glass

n → Sicherheitsglas nt

safety harness

n → Sicherheitsgurt m

safety island

n (US Aut) → Verkehrsinsel f

safety lamp

n → Grubenlampe f

safety lock

n → Sicherheitsschloss nt

safety margin

n → Sicherheitsmarge f

safety match

n → Sicherheitszündholz nt

safety measure

n → Sicherheitsmaßnahme f

safety net

n → Sprung- or Sicherheitsnetz nt

safety pin

n → Sicherheitsnadel f

safety precaution

n → Sicherheitsvorkehrung f

safety razor

n → Rasierapparat m, → Nassrasierer m (inf)

safety rope

n → Sicherungsseil nt

safety shot

n (Snooker) → Safety m

safety standards

pl → Sicherheitsnormen pl

safety switch

n (Elec etc) → Sicherheitsschalter m

safety technology

n → Sicherheitstechnik f

safety valve

n → Sicherheitsventil nt; (fig) → Ventil nt

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safety [ˈseɪftɪ]

1. n → sicurezza
to reach safety → mettersi in salvo
in a place of safety → al sicuro
there's safety in numbers → l'unione fa la forza
safety first! → la prudenza innanzitutto!
for safety's sake → per (maggior) sicurezza

2. adj (device, measure, margin) → di sicurezza

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safety → سلامة bezpečí sikkerhed Sicherheit ασφάλεια seguridad turvallisuus sécurité sigurnost sicurezza 安全 안전 veiligheid sikkerhet bezpieczeństwo segurança безопасность säkerhet ความปลอดภัย güvenlik sự an toàn 安全