safe

I 1. seif adjective

1) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) sikker, trygg, i god behold

2) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) sikker, trygg

3) (unharmed: The missing child has been found safe and well.) i god behold, i sikkerhet

4) (not likely to cause harm: These pills are safe for children.) ufarlig, uten risiko

5) ((of a person) reliable: a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.) pålitelig, trygg, forsiktig

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- safeness

- safely
- safety
- safeguard 2. verb

(to protect: Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.) sikre, beskytte, verne

- safety-belt

- safety lamp
- safety measures
- safety-pin
- safety valve
- be on the safe side
- safe and sound II seif noun

(a heavy metal chest or box in which money etc can be locked away safely: There is a small safe hidden behind that picture on the wall.) pengeskap, safe; bankboks

sikker

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trygg

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subst. \/seɪf\/

1) pengeskap, safe, hvelv

2) matskap (med fluenetting)

3) (slang) kondom, gummi

II

adj. \/seɪf\/

1) sikker, trygg

• in a safe place

på et trygt sted

• it's safe to say that he was surprised

man kan trygt si at han ble overrasket

2) utenfor fare, i sikkerhet, uskadd, i god behold

3) ufarlig, uten risiko, trygg

• is the dog safe?

er hunden ufarlig?

4) sikker, pålitelig, som man kan stole på

5) sikker

• she is a safe winner

hun er en sikker vinner

as safe as houses sikker som banken, helt sikkert

at a safe distance på trygg avstand

better (to be) safe than sorry (det er) bedre (å være) føre var enn etter snar

feel safe føle seg trygg

in safe hands i trygge hender

keep safe forvare, bevare

not safe (også) ikke tilrådelig

play (it) safe være føre var gardere seg

safe (and sound) i god behold, velbeholden

• they arrived safe and sound

de kom tilbake i god behold

(a) safe bet noe som er helt sikkert, noe som er garantert

safe in the knowledge that i trygg visshet om at

to be on the safe side for å være på den sikre siden, for sikkerhets skyld

with a safe conscience med god samvittighet