Толковый словарь английского языка - safe
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I. adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle English sauf, from Anglo-French salf, sauf, from Latin salvus ~, healthy; akin to Latin solidus solid, Greek holos whole, ~, Sanskrit sarva entire Date: 14th century free from harm or risk ; unhurt, 2. secure from threat of danger, harm, or loss, successful at getting to a base in baseball without being put out, affording ~ty or security from danger, risk, or difficulty, healthy , sound , 5. not threatening danger ; harmless , unlikely to produce controversy or contradiction, 6. not likely to take risks ; cautious , trustworthy , reliable , ~ or ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 15th century a place or receptacle to keep articles (as valuables) ~, condom 1
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 a free of danger or injury. b (often foll. by from) out of or not exposed to danger (safe from their enemies). 2 affording security or not involving danger or risk (put it in a safe place). 3 reliable, certain; that can be reckoned on (a safe catch; a safe method; is safe to win). 4 prevented from escaping or doing harm (have got him safe). 5 (also safe and sound) uninjured; with no harm done. 6 cautious and unenterprising; consistently moderate. --n. 1 a strong lockable cabinet etc. for valuables. 2 = meat safe. Phrases and idioms on the safe side with a margin of security against risks. safe bet a bet that is certain to succeed. safe-breaker (or -blower or -cracker) a person who breaks open and robs safes. safe conduct 1 a privilege of immunity from arrest or harm, esp. on a particular occasion. 2 a document securing this. safe deposit a building containing strongrooms and safes let separately. safe house a place of refuge or rendezvous for spies etc. safe keeping preservation in a safe place. safe light Photog. a filtered light for use in a darkroom. safe period the time during and near the menstrual period when conception is least likely. safe seat a seat in Parliament etc. that is usually won with a large margin by a particular party. safe sex sexual activity in which precautions are taken to reduce the risk of spreading sexually transmitted diseases, esp. Aids. Derivatives safely adv. safeness n. Etymology: ME f. AF saf, OF sauf f. L salvus uninjured: (n.) orig. save f. SAVE(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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