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safely ['seɪflɪ](a) (without danger) en toute sécurité;∎ drive safely! soyez prudent sur la route!;∎ an area where women can safely go out at night un quartier où les femmes peuvent sortir la nuit en toute sécurité;∎ you can safely invest with them vous pouvez investir chez eux en toute tranquillité∎ to arrive safely (person → gen) bien arriver; (→ after dangerous journey) arriver sain et sauf; (parcel etc) arriver sans dommage; (ship etc) arriver à bon port;∎ I'm just phoning to say I've arrived safely je téléphone juste pour dire que je suis bien arrivé;∎ the bill was seen safely through Parliament le projet de loi fut voté sans problème par le Parlement(c) (securely) en sécurité, à l'abri;∎ I've put the money away safely j'ai mis l'argent en sécurité;∎ all the doors and windows are safely locked toutes les portes et les fenêtres sont bien fermées;∎ the kids are safely tucked up in bed les enfants sont bien bordés dans leur lit(d) (confidently, certainly) avec confiance ou certitude;∎ we can safely predict that… nous pouvons prédire avec certitude que…
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