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safely [ˈseɪflɪ]a. ( = without risk) en toute sécurité• you can walk about quite safely in the town centre vous pouvez vous promener en toute sécurité dans le centre-ville• drive safely! sois prudent !b. ( = without mishap) [return, land] sans encombre ; [arrive] bien• give me a ring to let me know you've got home safely passe-moi un coup de fil pour que je sache que tu es bien rentré• now that the election is safely out of the way, the government can... maintenant que le gouvernement n'a plus à se soucier des élections, il peut...c. ( = confidently) I think I can safely say that... je pense pouvoir dire sans trop m'avancer que...* * *['seɪflɪ]1) ( unharmed) [come back] ( of person) sans encombre; (of parcel, goods) sans dommage; ( of plane) [land, take off] sans problème2) ( without worry or risk) [leave, do, go] en toute tranquillité; [assume, say] avec certitude3) ( causing no concern) [locked, hidden] bien4) ( carefully) prudemment -
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1 ( unharmed) [come back] ( of person) sans encombre ; (of parcel, goods) sans dommage ; [land, take off] sans problème ; I arrived/got back safely je suis bien arrivé/rentré ; you can walk around quite safely vous pouvez vous promener en toute sécurité ; to see sb safely across the road faire traverser la route à qn ; to be safely across the border/aboard être en sécurité de l'autre côté de la frontière/à bord ;2 ( without worry or risk) [leave, do, go] en toute tranquillité ; you can safely dispense with that vous pouvez vous passer de ça sans problème ; we can safely assume/conclude/say that… nous pouvons penser/conclure/dire avec certitude que… ;3 ( causing no concern) [locked, hidden, stored] bien ; to be safely tucked up in bed être bien bordé dans son lit ; he's safely behind bars heureusement il est sous les verrous ; he's safely through to the final il s'est qualifié sans problème pour la finale ; with her parents safely out of the way… par chance, ses parents étant absents… ;4 ( carefully) prudemment ; drive safely! conduis prudemment! -
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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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adverb1) (without harm) sicher2) (securely) sicherbe safely behind bars — [in sicherem Gewahrsam] hinter Schloss und Riegel sein
3) (with certainty)one can safely say [that] she will come — man kann mit ziemlicher Sicherheit sagen, dass sie kommt
* * ** * *safe·ly[ˈseɪfli]1. (securely) sicher, gefahrlosthe house was \safely locked up das Haus war sicher verschlossenthe children are \safely tucked up in bed die Kinder liegen wohl vermummt im Bettthe bomb was \safely defused die Bombe wurde gefahrlos entschärftyou can \safely take six tablets a day Sie können bedenkenlos sechs Tabletten täglich einnehmen2. (avoiding risk) vorsichtig, besonnendrive \safely! fahr vorsichtig!we'll have to proceed \safely wir müssen besonnen vorgehenthe parcel arrived \safely das Paket kam heil anto land \safely sicher landen4. (with some certainty) mit ziemlicher Sicherheitone can \safely say that they will come tomorrow man kann mit ziemlicher Sicherheit davon ausgehen, dass sie morgen kommen* * *['seIflɪ]adv(= unharmed) arrive, get home wohlbehalten, heil; (= without problems also) sicher, gut; (= without running risks) unbesorgt, gefahrlos; drive vorsichtig; (= solidly, firmly) sicher, fest; (= not dangerously) ungefährlichshe held the door open until we were all safely inside — sie hielt die Tür auf, bis wir alle sicher drinnen waren
we can safely estimate that... — wir können mit einiger Sicherheit annehmen, dass...
I think I can safely say/claim/assume... — ich glaube, ich kann wohl or ruhig sagen/behaupten/annehmen...
I got safely through the first interview — ich bin gut or heil durch das erste Interview gekommen
to put sth away safely — etw an einem sicheren Ort verwahren
he put it safely away in a drawer — er verwahrte es sicher in einer Schublade
put it safely out of the reach of the children — bringen Sie es vor den Kindern in Sicherheit
once the children are safely tucked up in bed —
he was safely tucked up in bed — er lag wohlvermummt im Bett
you can now safely turn off your computer — Sie können den Computer jetzt ausschalten
* * *adverb1) (without harm) sicher2) (securely) sicherbe safely behind bars — [in sicherem Gewahrsam] hinter Schloss und Riegel sein
one can safely say [that] she will come — man kann mit ziemlicher Sicherheit sagen, dass sie kommt
* * *adv.sicher adv. -
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adverb (without harm or risk: He got home safely.) seguramente, sin peligro, sin accidente (alguno)safely adv1. sin ningún percancethe journey was difficult, but we arrived safely el viaje fue duro, pero llegamos sin ningún percance2. con cuidado / sin peligrotr['seɪflɪ]1 (for certain) con toda seguridad, sin temor a equivocarse■ we can safely say that... podemos decir con toda seguridad que...2 (without mishap) sin contratiempos, sin accidentes, sin percances3 (securely) de manera segura\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto arrive safely llegar a buen puertosafely ['seɪfli] adv1) unharmed: sin incidentes, sin novedadesthey landed safely: aterrizaron sin novedades2) securely: con toda seguridad, sin peligroadv.• a salvo adv.• con seguridad expr.• con toda seguridad adv.• enhorabuena adv.• felizmente adv.• sin accidente adv.'seɪfli1)a) (without mishap, unharmed)we got home safely — llegamos a casa sin novedad or sin ningún percance
b) ( without danger) sin peligro, con tranquilidaddrive safely — conduzca con prudencia or cuidado
2) (in a safe place, securely)he's safely behind bars — está entre rejas, donde no puede hacer daño
my savings are safely invested — tengo mis ahorros en inversiones seguras or sin riesgos
3) ( with certainty) <say/assume> sin temor a equivocarse (or equivocarnos) etc['seɪflɪ]ADV1) (=without danger)it can safely be frozen for months — se puede congelar sin ningún problema or sin peligro durante varios meses
you can walk about quite safely in this town — no se corre peligro andando por esta ciudad, no es peligroso andar por esta ciudad
drive safely! — conduce con prudencia or cuidado
I can safely say that... — puedo afirmar con toda seguridad or sin miedo a equivocarme que...
2) (=without incident) [land, return] (gen) sin ningún percance; (in the midst of danger) sano y salvoto arrive safely — llegar bien, llegar sin ningún percance
3) (=securely)the dogs were safely locked in the van — los perros estaban encerrados en la furgoneta, donde no podían hacer daño
now that the exams are safely out of the way we can relax a bit — ahora que no tenemos la preocupación de los exámenes podemos relajarnos un poco
* * *['seɪfli]1)a) (without mishap, unharmed)we got home safely — llegamos a casa sin novedad or sin ningún percance
b) ( without danger) sin peligro, con tranquilidaddrive safely — conduzca con prudencia or cuidado
2) (in a safe place, securely)he's safely behind bars — está entre rejas, donde no puede hacer daño
my savings are safely invested — tengo mis ahorros en inversiones seguras or sin riesgos
3) ( with certainty) <say/assume> sin temor a equivocarse (or equivocarnos) etc -
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1) ( securely) sicher, gefahrlos;the house was \safely locked up das Haus war sicher verschlossen;the children are \safely tucked up in bed die Kinder liegen wohlvermummt im Bett;the bomb was \safely defused die Bombe wurde gefahrlos entschärft;you can \safely take six tablets a day Sie können bedenkenlos sechs Tabletten täglich einnehmen2) ( avoiding risk) vorsichtig, besonnen;drive \safely! fahr vorsichtig!;we'll have to proceed \safely wir müssen besonnen vorgehenthe parcel arrived \safely das Paket kam heil an;to land \safely sicher landen4) ( with some certainty) mit ziemlicher Sicherheit;one can \safely say that they will come tomorrow man kann mit ziemlicher Sicherheit davon ausgehen, dass sie morgen kommen -
7 tuck
tuck [tʌk]∎ he tucked his shirt into his trousers il rentra sa chemise dans son pantalon;∎ she tucked the sheets under the mattress elle borda le lit∎ she tucked the book under the bedclothes elle glissa le livre sous les draps;∎ he had a newspaper tucked under his arm il avait un journal sous le bras;∎ she tucked her arm in(to) mine elle a passé son bras sous le mien;∎ she tucked her hair behind her ears elle ramena ses cheveux derrière ses oreilles;∎ his mother came to tuck him into bed sa mère est venue le border dans son lit2 noun∎ to put or to make a tuck in sth faire un rempli dans qch(b) (in diving) plongeon m groupétuck position (in skiing) œuf m;∎ the house was tucked away in the hills la maison était cachée dans les collines∎ he tucked away three helpings il s'est enfilé trois portions;∎ she really can tuck it away! (eat a lot) qu'est-ce qu'elle peut bouffer!➲ tuck in(a) (shirt, stomach) rentrer∎ he tucked her in for the night il la borda pour la nuit∎ we tucked in to a lovely meal nous avons attaqué un excellent repas;∎ don't wait for me, tuck in! ne m'attendez pas, attaquez!∎ all the children were safely tucked up in bed les enfants étaient tous bien bordés dans leurs lits -
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B vtr to tuck sth between/into/under/behind ( of flat object) glisser qch entre/dans/sous/derrière ; to tuck a card into a pocket glisser une carte dans une poche ; to tuck sb's arm into yours glisser le bras de qn sous le tien ; to tuck one's shirt into one's trousers rentrer sa chemise dans son pantalon ; to tuck one's trousers into one's boots enfiler son pantalon dans ses bottes ; to tuck one's hands into one's sleeves enfiler les mains dans ses manches ; to tuck a blanket under sb plier une couverture sous qn ; to tuck one's hair under one's hat rentrer ses cheveux sous son chapeau ; she tucked her feet up under her elle a ramené ses pieds sous elle ; it tucked its head under its wing il a enfoui la tête sous son aile ; to tuck a flower behind one's ear se mettre une fleur derrière l'oreille ; to tuck a blanket around sb envelopper qn dans une couverture.■ tuck away:▶ tuck [sth] away, tuck away [sth]1 (safely, in reserve) enfouir [object] ; mettre en sécurité [money, valuable] ; to have £5,000 tucked away avoir 5 000 livres sterling en sécurité ;■ tuck in:▶ tuck in ( start eating) attaquer ; to tuck into a meal attaquer un repas ; tuck in, everybody! allez-y, attaquez! ;▶ tuck in [sth], tuck [sth] in rentrer [garment, shirt] ; border [bedclothes] ; to tuck the flap in glisser le rabat dans l'enveloppe ;▶ tuck [sb] in, tuck in [sb] border.■ tuck up:
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