un·safe

(ŭn-sāf′)

adj. un·saf·er, un·saf·est

Not safe; dangerous.

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unsafe

(ʌnˈseɪf)

adj

1. not safe; perilous

2. (Law) (of a criminal conviction) based on inadequate or false evidence

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Adj.	1.	unsafe - lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future" insecure unprotected - lacking protection or defense dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"
	2.	unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" dangerous unsafe, insecure - lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future" vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"
	3.	unsafe - not safe from attack insecure vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"

unsafe

adjective

1. dangerous, risky, hazardous, threatening, uncertain, unstable, insecure, unreliable, precarious, treacherous, perilous, unsound Critics claim the trucks are unsafe.
dangerous safe, secure, reliable, sure, sound, certain, stable, harmless

2. vulnerable, threatened, exposed, unprotected, defenceless, open to attack In the larger neighbourhood, I felt very unsafe.

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unsafe

adjective

1. Inadequately protected:

insecure, unguarded, unprotected.

2. Involving possible risk, loss, or injury:

adventurous, chancy, dangerous, hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, treacherous, venturesome, venturous.

Slang: hairy.

Translations

inseguro

dangereux périlleux redoutable

pericoloso

ненадёжный

nevaren

unsafe

[ˈʌnˈseɪf] ADJ

1. (= dangerous) [building, neighbourhood] → peligroso, poco seguro; [machine, vehicle, wiring] → poco seguro, peligroso; [working conditions] → peligroso
the car is unsafe to drive → el coche no está en condiciones de conducirlo
it is unsafe to walk there at night → es peligroso caminar por ahí de noche
to declare a building unsafe → declarar un edificio un peligro

2. (= in danger) to be unsafe [person] → estar en peligro
to feel unsafe → no sentirse seguro

3. (Jur) (= dubious) [evidence, conviction, verdict] → abierto a revisión judicial

4. (= unprotected) unsafe sex → relaciones fpl sexuales sin protección

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unsafe

[ʌnˈseɪf] adj

(= dangerous) [machine, wiring] → dangereux/euse; [building] → peu sûr(e); [activity] → dangereux/euse; [method] → hasardeux/euse
The car was unsafe to drive → La voiture était dangereuse à conduire.
unsafe conditions in coal mines → les conditions dangereuses dans les mines de charbon
unsafe to drink → non potable
unsafe to eat → non comestible
it is unsafe to do sth → il est dangereux de faire qch
It is unsafe to play here → C'est dangereux de jouer ici.
unsafe sex → rapports mpl non protégés

(= in danger) [person] → en danger
to feel unsafe → ne pas se sentir en sécurité

(LAW) [conviction, verdict] → nul(le) (pour vice de procédure)

unsafe

adj

ladder, machine, car, person → nicht sicher; (= dangerous) journey, toy, wiring → gefährlich; drug → gesundheitsschädigend; street → gefährlich, unsicher; activity → gefährlich, riskant; this is unsafe to eat/drink → das ist nicht genießbar/trinkbar; the car is unsafe to drive → das Auto ist nicht verkehrssicher; it is unsafe to walk there at night → es ist gefährlich, dort nachts spazieren zu gehen; to be unsafe for human consumption → nicht zum Verzehr geeignet sein; to declare a house unsafe for habitation → ein Haus für unbewohnbar erklären; to feel unsafe → sich nicht sicher fühlen; he looked unsafe swaying about at the top of the ladder → es sah gefährlich aus, wie er oben auf der Leiter hin und her schaukelte

(Jur: = unreliable) conviction, verdict → ungesichert; evidence → ungesichert, unzuverlässig; unsafe and unsatisfactory → ungesichert und unbefriedigend

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unsafe

[ʌnˈseɪf] adj (machine, car, wiring) → pericoloso/a; (method) → poco sicuro/a, rischioso/a
unsafe to drink → non potabile
unsafe to eat → non commestibile
to feel unsafe → non sentirsi sicuro/a