see|-safe
English

rank|board|associated|worse|977|safe|main|q|greatly

Pronunciation
SAMPA|/seIf/
IPA|/seɪf/
audio|en-us-safe.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪf|-eɪf

Adjective
en-adj-er-e|saf|e

1. Not in danger; free from harm's reach.

#:You�ll be safe here.

1. Free from risk; harmless, riskless.

#:It�s safe to eat this.
#:''If you push it to the limit, safety is not guaranteed.

1. Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.

#:We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over.

1. Properly secured; secure.

#:The documents are safe.

1. slang Describing something wicked - cool - awesome - respectable

#:Slang/modern expression for describing nouns or verbs.
#*A regular term of approbation, non SAE. Equivalent of smart, good looking, etc. (origions unknown) 1978 A dictionary of South African English. Edited Jean Branford. Oxford.''
#*SAFE, Something is genuinely good, an agreement, a greeting. Safe can be used in many contexts whether to say thank you for something, to agree with something, another way of saying hello. Safe is a very versatile word in this sense. It is very often used by the younger generation of people.

Norwegian: sikker, trygg
Russian: безопа�н�й (bezopásnyj)
Slovene: varen m, varna f, varno n
Welsh: diogel
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Norwegian: sikker, trygg
Russian: безопа�н�й (bezopásnyj)
Slovene: varen m, varna f, varno n
Welsh: diogel
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trans-top|Providing protection from danger
Dutch: t+|nl|veilig
Finnish: t+|fi|turvallinen
German: t+|de|sicher
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Japanese: JAchar|��� (JAchar|�����, anzenna)
Norwegian: trygg
Russian: безопа�н�й (bezopásnyj)
Slovene: varen m, varna f, varno n
Welsh: diogel
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trans-top|Properly secured
Dutch: veilig, zekergesteld
Finnish: turvassa, tallessa
German: t+|de|sicher
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Norwegian: t+|no|sikker
Russian: безопа�н�й (bezopásnyj)
Slovene: varen m, varna f, varno n
Welsh: diogel
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trans-top|Describing something wicked - cool - awesome
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ttbc|Dutch: veiliggesteld
ttbc|Telugu: ��ష�మ� (kshaemaM), భద�ర� (bhadraM), పదిల� (padilaM), ప�ల� (pailaM)
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|س��� IPAchar|(salīm)
ttbc|Chinese: �� (�nquán)
ttbc|French: sauf, sûr
ttbc|Hungarian: biztonságos, biztos
ttbc|Indonesian: aman, selamat
ttbc|Interlingua: salve, secur
ttbc|Italian: sicuro
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ttbc|Korean: ��� (anjeonhan)
ttbc|Portuguese: salvo, seguro, certo
ttbc|Spanish: salvo, seguro
ttbc|Swedish: säker
ttbc|Volapük: sefik, neriskodik

Antonyms
unsafe
dangerous
harmful
insecure

Noun
en-noun

1. A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.

Translations
trans-top|A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping
Dutch: t-|nl|kluis|f, t-|nl|safe|f
Finnish: kassakaappi
French: t+|fr|coffre-fort|m
German: t+|de|Tresor|m
Hebrew: he-translation|�ספת|kasefet
Interlingua: cassa forte, coffro
Japanese: �庫 (���, kinko)
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Portuguese: t+|pt|cofre|m
Russian: �ей� (s'ejf) m
Slovene: t+|sl|sef|m
Spanish: caja fuerte f, cofre m
Swedish: kassaskåp
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Derived terms
Coolgardie safe
safeguard
safekeeping

See also
save
safety

Category:1000 English basic words

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• 2007-12-15 17:30 - Tbot - added t for nl, no, fr, pt, sl

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