harmlessly

harmlessly
adverb harmlos
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harm·less·ly
[ˈhɑ:mləsli, AM ˈhɑ:rm-]
adv
1. (not detrimentally) harmlos
2. (innocuously) harmlos
to live \harmlessly friedlich leben, niemandem schaden [o weh tun]
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['hAːmlIslɪ]
adv
1) (= without causing damage) harmlos

the missile exploded harmlessly outside the town — die Rakete explodierte außerhalb der Stadt, ohne Schaden anzurichten

2) (= inoffensively) harmlos, arglos

they lived harmlessly in their seaside paradise — sie lebten arglos in ihrem Paradies am Meer

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adv.
harmlos adv.

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