to be in good ou safe hands

they were found safe and well o safe and sound — los encontraron sanos y salvos

safe sex — sexo m seguro or sin riesgo

we'd better leave at four o'clock to be on the safe side — mejor salgamos a las cuatro por si acaso

better (to be) safe than sorry — más vale prevenir que curar; play II II 1) b)

safe cracker o (BrE) breaker — ladrón, -drona m,f de cajas fuertes

• to feel safe — sentirse seguro

• to be safe from — [+ attack, predator, sarcasm] estar a salvo de; [+ contamination] estar libre de

• to keep sth safe — guardar algo (en lugar seguro)

• the secret is safe with me — guardaré el secreto

• it is a safe assumption that she was very disappointed — a buen seguro que estaba muy decepcionada

• it's a safe bet! — ¡es cosa segura!

• to keep a safe distance from sth — mantenerse a una distancia prudencial de algo; (when driving) mantener la distancia de seguridad con algo

• to be a safe driver — conducir con prudencia or con cuidado

• a team of experts made the building safe — un equipo de expertos se ocupó de que el edificio no constituyese un peligro

• a safe margin — un margen de seguridad

• just to be on the safe side — para mayor seguridad, por si acaso

• the safest thing is to... — lo más seguro es + infin

• he's safe with children — [man] es de fiar con los niños; [dog] no es un peligro para los niños

• to be in safe hands — estar a salvo, estar en buenas manos

• to keep sth in a safe place — guardar algo en un lugar seguro

• safe journey! — ¡buen viaje!

• safe passage — paso m franco, libre tránsito m

• the safe return of the hostages — la vuelta de los rehenes sanos y salvos

• to play (it) safe — ir a lo seguro, no arriesgarse

safe area N — [of country] zona f de seguridad

safe breaker N — ladrón(-ona) m / f de cajas fuertes

safe deposit N — (=vault) cámara f acorazada; (=box) (also: safe deposit box) caja f fuerte, caja f de seguridad

safe haven N — refugio m seguro

safe house N — piso m franco

the safe period * N — (Med) el periodo de infertilidad

safe seat N (esp Brit) (Pol) —

safe sex N — sexo m seguro or sin riesgo

they were found safe and well o safe and sound — los encontraron sanos y salvos

safe sex — sexo m seguro or sin riesgo

we'd better leave at four o'clock to be on the safe side — mejor salgamos a las cuatro por si acaso

better (to be) safe than sorry — más vale prevenir que curar; play II II 1) b)

safe cracker o (BrE) breaker — ladrón, -drona m,f de cajas fuertes

he's safe — er ist in Sicherheit

better safe than sorry — Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht (ugs.)

it is safe to say [that...] — man kann mit einiger Sicherheit sagen[, dass...]

your secrets will be safe with me — deine Geheimnisse sind bei mir gut aufgehoben. See also academic.ru/56066/play">play 2. 1), 3. 5)

all the passengers/climbers are safe — alle Passagiere/Bergsteiger sind in Sicherheit or (not injured) sind unverletzt

you're not safe without a seat belt — es ist gefährlich or nicht sicher, ohne Gurt zu fahren

we've found him – is he safe? — wir haben ihn gefunden! – ist ihm etwas passiert?

thank God you're safe — Gott sei Dank ist dir nichts passiert

he was safe at home all the time — er saß die ganze Zeit wohlbehalten zu Hause

my life's not safe here — ich bin hier meines Lebens nicht sicher

she is not safe on the roads — sie ist eine Gefahr im Straßenverkehr

is this beach safe for bathing? — kann man an diesem Strand gefahrlos or ohne Gefahr baden?

the dog is safe with children — der Hund tut Kindern nichts

it's now safe to turn off your computer — Sie können den Computer jetzt ausschalten

in a safe place — an einem sicheren Ort

safe margin — Spielraum m; (Fin also) Reserve f

they appointed a safe man as headmaster he plays a safe game (of tennis) — sie bestimmten einen gemäßigten Mann als Rektor er spielt (Tennis) auf Sicherheit

is it safe to draw that conclusion? — kann man diesen Schluss so ohne Weiteres ziehen?

do you feel safe just taking on three extra staff? — haben Sie keine Bedenken, wenn Sie nur drei extra Leute einstellen?

the safest thing (to do) would be to wait here for her — das Sicherste wäre, hier auf sie zu warten

better safe than sorry — Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht (Prov)

better safe than sorry — Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht (ugs.)

your secrets will be safe with me — deine Geheimnisse sind bei mir gut aufgehoben. See also play 2. 1), 3. 5)

to be safe — [person, valuables] essere al sicuro; [ job] essere sicuro; [ reputation] essere inattaccabile

to keep sth. safe — (protect) mettere qcs. al riparo; (store) tenere qcs. al sicuro

to be safe from — essere al riparo da [attack, curiosity]

in a safe condition — [ machine] in buono stato

to make [sth.] safe — rendere [qcs.] sicuro [ premises]; disinnescare [ bomb]

as safe as houses — BE (secure) [ person] in una botte di ferro; [ place] sicuro; (risk-free) senza rischi

to play (it) safe — agire con prudenza o con cautela

to be safe — [person, valuables] essere al sicuro; [ job] essere sicuro; [ reputation] essere inattaccabile

to keep sth. safe — (protect) mettere qcs. al riparo; (store) tenere qcs. al sicuro

to be safe from — essere al riparo da [attack, curiosity]

in a safe condition — [ machine] in buono stato

to make [sth.] safe — rendere [qcs.] sicuro [ premises]; disinnescare [ bomb]

as safe as houses — BE (secure) [ person] in una botte di ferro; [ place] sicuro; (risk-free) senza rischi

to play (it) safe — agire con prudenza o con cautela

to get o lay one's hands on mettere le mani su [ money]; mettere le mani addosso a [ person]; to keep one's hands off sth. tenere giù le mani da qcs.; to keep one's hands off sb. lasciare in pace qcn.; hands off! colloq. giù le mani! to take sb.'s hand prendere la mano di qcn.; to take sb. by the hand prendere qcn. per mano; they were holding hands si tenevano per mano; to hold sb.'s hand tenere la mano a qcn.; fig. (give support) tendere la mano a qcn.; to do o make sth. by hand fare qcs. a mano; the letter was delivered by hand la lettera fu recapitata a mano; "by hand" (on envelope) "Sue Proprie Mani", s.p.m.; to have one's hands full avere le mani piene; fig. avere molto da fare; hands up, or I shoot! mani in alto o sparo! to be on one's hands and knees essere carponi; we can always use another pair of hands — possiamo sempre trovare qualcun altro che ci dia una mano

to have a hand in — avere parte o mano in [ project]; partecipare a, prendere parte a [ demonstration]

to fall o get into the wrong hands finire nelle mani sbagliate; to be in good o safe hands essere in buone mani; to put one's life in sb.'s hands affidare la propria vita nelle mani di qcn.; to place o put [sth.] in sb.'s hands affidare [qcs.] a qcn. [ office]; mettere [qcs.] nelle mani di qcn. [ matter]; to play into sb.'s hands fare il gioco di qcn.; the matter is out of my hands — la questione non è di mia pertinenza

to get out of hand — [ inflation] sfuggire al controllo; [ children] diventare indisciplinato; [ demonstration] degenerare

to take sth. in hand — prendere in mano [ situation]; affrontare, occuparsi di [ problem]

to take sb. in hand — fare rigare diritto o tenere a freno qcn

to show one's hand — scoprire le proprie carte (anche fig.)

to have [sth.] on one's hands — avere [qcs.] sulle spalle [ unsold stock]

to have sth. to hand — avere qcs. a portata di mano o sottomano

to be on hand — [ person] essere a disposizione o disponibile

to try one's hand at — cimentarsi in [photography, painting]

to set o turn one's hand to sth., doing dedicarsi a qcs., a fare; to keep one's hand in non perdere la mano a; to get one's hand in — fare o prendere la mano a

on the one hand..., on the other hand... — da un lato... dall'altro... o da un canto... d'altro canto

on the other hand — (conversely) d'altra parte, tuttavia, però

the matter in hand — l'argomento in questione; (underway)

the preparations are well in hand — i preparativi sono già a buon punto; (to spare)

to know sth. like the back of one's hand — conoscere qcs. a menadito o come le proprie tasche

many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza

to hand sb. sth. o to hand sth. to sb. — dare o consegnare o passare qcs. a qcn

to get o lay one's hands on mettere le mani su [ money]; mettere le mani addosso a [ person]; to keep one's hands off sth. tenere giù le mani da qcs.; to keep one's hands off sb. lasciare in pace qcn.; hands off! colloq. giù le mani! to take sb.'s hand prendere la mano di qcn.; to take sb. by the hand prendere qcn. per mano; they were holding hands si tenevano per mano; to hold sb.'s hand tenere la mano a qcn.; fig. (give support) tendere la mano a qcn.; to do o make sth. by hand fare qcs. a mano; the letter was delivered by hand la lettera fu recapitata a mano; "by hand" (on envelope) "Sue Proprie Mani", s.p.m.; to have one's hands full avere le mani piene; fig. avere molto da fare; hands up, or I shoot! mani in alto o sparo! to be on one's hands and knees essere carponi; we can always use another pair of hands — possiamo sempre trovare qualcun altro che ci dia una mano

to have a hand in — avere parte o mano in [ project]; partecipare a, prendere parte a [ demonstration]

to fall o get into the wrong hands finire nelle mani sbagliate; to be in good o safe hands essere in buone mani; to put one's life in sb.'s hands affidare la propria vita nelle mani di qcn.; to place o put [sth.] in sb.'s hands affidare [qcs.] a qcn. [ office]; mettere [qcs.] nelle mani di qcn. [ matter]; to play into sb.'s hands fare il gioco di qcn.; the matter is out of my hands — la questione non è di mia pertinenza

to get out of hand — [ inflation] sfuggire al controllo; [ children] diventare indisciplinato; [ demonstration] degenerare

to take sth. in hand — prendere in mano [ situation]; affrontare, occuparsi di [ problem]

to take sb. in hand — fare rigare diritto o tenere a freno qcn

to show one's hand — scoprire le proprie carte (anche fig.)

to have [sth.] on one's hands — avere [qcs.] sulle spalle [ unsold stock]

to have sth. to hand — avere qcs. a portata di mano o sottomano

to be on hand — [ person] essere a disposizione o disponibile

to try one's hand at — cimentarsi in [photography, painting]

to set o turn one's hand to sth., doing dedicarsi a qcs., a fare; to keep one's hand in non perdere la mano a; to get one's hand in — fare o prendere la mano a

on the one hand..., on the other hand... — da un lato... dall'altro... o da un canto... d'altro canto

on the other hand — (conversely) d'altra parte, tuttavia, però

the matter in hand — l'argomento in questione; (underway)

the preparations are well in hand — i preparativi sono già a buon punto; (to spare)

to know sth. like the back of one's hand — conoscere qcs. a menadito o come le proprie tasche

many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza

to hand sb. sth. o to hand sth. to sb. — dare o consegnare o passare qcs. a qcn

I could do that with one hand tied behind my back! — je pourrais le faire les doigts dans le nez! (colloq)

to stay ou hold one's hand — patienter

eat from or out of somebody's hand — (lit. or fig.) jemandem aus der Hand fressen

get one's hands dirty — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

give somebody one's hand — (reach, shake) jemandem die Hand geben od. reichen

give or lend [somebody] a hand [with or in something] — [jemandem] [bei etwas] helfen

pass or go through somebody's hands — (fig.) durch jemandes Hand od. Hände gehen

hand in hand — Hand in Hand

go hand in hand [with something] — (fig.) [mit etwas] Hand in Hand gehen

hold hands — Händchen halten (ugs. scherzh.); sich bei den Händen halten

hold somebody's hand — jemandes Hand halten; jemandem die Hand halten; (fig.): (give somebody close guidance) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen; (fig.): (give somebody moral support or backing) jemandem das Händchen halten (iron.)

hands off! — Hände od. Finger weg!

keep one's hands off something — (fig.) die Finger von etwas lassen (ugs.)

hands up! — (as sign of surrender) Hände hoch!

hands down — (fig.) (easily) mit links (ugs.); (without a doubt, by a large margin) ganz klar (ugs.)

turn one's hand to something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden