safely

safely
adverb (without harm or risk: He got home safely.) seguramente, sin peligro, sin accidente (alguno)
safely adv
1. sin ningún percance
the journey was difficult, but we arrived safely el viaje fue duro, pero llegamos sin ningún percance
2. con cuidado / sin peligro
drive safely conduce con cuidado
safely
tr['seɪflɪ]
adverb
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 percances
we got home safely llegamos a casa sin ningún percance
drive safely conduce con cuidado
3 (securely) de manera segura
we'll soon have him safely locked up pronto lo tendremos bien encerrado
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to arrive safely llegar a buen puerto
safely ['seɪfli] adv
1) unharmed: sin incidentes, sin novedades
they landed safely: aterrizaron sin novedades
2) securely: con toda seguridad, sin peligro
safely
adv.
a salvo adv.
con seguridad expr.
con toda seguridad adv.
enhorabuena adv.
felizmente adv.
sin accidente adv.
'seɪfli
adverb
1)
a) (without mishap, unharmed)

we got home safely — llegamos a casa sin novedad or sin ningún percance

b) (without danger) sin peligro, con tranquilidad

drive 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]
ADV
1) (=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 salvo

to arrive safely — llegar bien, llegar sin ningún percance

3) (=securely)

all the doors were safely shut — todas las puertas estaban bien cerradas

to put sth away safely — guardar algo en un lugar seguro

she was safely tucked up in bed — estaba bien metidita en la cama

the dogs were safely locked in the van — los perros estaban encerrados en la furgoneta, donde no podían hacer daño

he's safely through to the semi-final — ya se ha asegurado el paso a las semifinales

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

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['seɪfli]
adverb
1)
a) (without mishap, unharmed)

we got home safely — llegamos a casa sin novedad or sin ningún percance

b) (without danger) sin peligro, con tranquilidad

drive 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

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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