safe in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.safe [Brit seɪf, Am seɪf] N

II.safe [Brit seɪf, Am seɪf] ADJ

2. safe (free from threat, harm):

to be safe person:
être en sécurité
to be safe document, valuables:
être en lieu sûr
to be safe company, job, position, reputation:
ne pas être menacé
to feel safe/safer
se sentir en sécurité/plus en sécurité
you're quite safe here
vous ne risquez rien ici
is the bike safe here?
est-ce qu'on peut laisser le vélo ici sans risque?
he's safe in bed
il dort tranquillement dans son lit
have a safe journey!
bon voyage!
to keep sb safe
protéger qn (from contre, de)
to keep sth safe (protect)
mettre qc à l'abri (from de)
to keep sth safe (store)
garder qc en lieu sûr
to be safe from attack, curiosity
être à l'abri de
no-one is safe from unemployment, infection
personne n'est à l'abri de
no-one is safe from killer, person
tout le monde peut être la victime de
to be safe with sb
ne rien risquer avec qn
the money is safe with him
avec lui l'argent ne risque rien
to be safe in sb's hands
être en sécurité entre les mains de qn

3. safe (risk-free):

safe product, toy, level, method
sans danger
safe place, environment, vehicle, route
sûr
safe structure, building
solide
safe animal
inoffensif/-ive
safe speed
raisonnable
the safest way to do
la façon la plus sûre de faire
to watch from a safe distance
observer à distance respectueuse
in a safe condition machine, building
en bon état
let's go—it's safe
allons-y—il n'y a plus de danger
it's not safe
c'est dangereux
to be safe for sb
être sans danger pour qn
the drug is safe for pregnant women
le médicament ne présente pas de risques pour les femmes enceintes
the toy/park is not safe for children
le jouet/parc est dangereux pour les enfants
it's safe for swimming or to swim in
on peut s'y baigner sans danger
the meat is safe for eating or to eat
on peut manger la viande sans danger
the water is safe for drinking
l'eau est potable
it is safe to swim there
on peut s'y baigner sans danger
it would be safer for you to do
ce serait plus sûr or prudent pour toi de faire
it is not safe to do
il est dangereux de faire
it isn't safe for you to talk to strangers
tu prends des risques en parlant à des étrangers
that car is not safe to drive
cette voiture est dangereuse
nothing here is safe to eat
ici rien n'est comestible
to make sth safe premises, beach
rendre [qc] (plus) sûr
to make sth safe bomb
rendre [qc] inoffensif/-ive
to make food safe
rendre la nourriture comestible
to make a stadium safe for the public
assurer la sécurité du public dans un stade
in order to make the world safe for democracy
pour que la démocratie puisse régner dans le monde

III.safe [Brit seɪf, Am seɪf]

safe conduct [Brit, Am seɪf kənˈdəkt] N

safe in the PONS Dictionary

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safe-blower, safe-breaker N Aus, Brit

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safe Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to keep sth in a safe place
conserver qc dans un lieu sûr
it is safe to say that ...
je peux dire sans prendre de risque que ...
it is a safe bet that ...
il y a fort à parier que ...
to be as safe as houses Brit
ne présenter aucun risque
to wish a safe journey to sb
souhaiter un bon voyage à qn
to be on the safe side
par précaution
to be on safe ground
reposer sur des bases solides
to put papers in a safe place
mettre des papiers à l'abri
it is a safe bet that
il y a gros à parier que
to put sb/sth in a safe place
mettre qn/qc en sûreté
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Maternal death is considered a natural phenomenon and encourages the use of herbs, while undermining safe birthing practices with a skilled birth attendant.
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When the ship had to be careened, pirates needed a safe haven on which to ground the ship.
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There is a critical unmet need for new technologies to achieve fusion that are safe, effective, and that eliminate the need for bone autograft.
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The single-crystal wafers are just inactive support structures to keep the layers of microchip structure safe and unbent.
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After the noose had been secured around each victim's neck and the hangman had retired to a safe distance, the trapdoor was released.
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It was time to settle down in our allotted space -- a four-bedded room with a desk, almirahs, a safe, a refrigerator and cushy chairs.
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Other factors from economic, political and institutional perspectives are also need to be considered to find the safe debt threshold.
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More specifically, walkable means close; barrier-free; safe; full of pedestrian infrastructure and destinations; and upscale, leafy, or cosmopolitan.
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Lead levels for the general public were 5 times lower than those for e-waste workers, but was still higher than the safe amount.
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The microbiology of the lake is monitored, and it is considered safe for fishing and swimming.
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