safely

safely
adverb
1) (without harm) sicher

did the parcel arrive safely? — ist das Paket heil angekommen?

2) (securely) sicher

be 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

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adverb (without harm or risk: He got home safely.) sicher
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safe·ly
[ˈseɪfli]
adv
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 wohl vermummt 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 einnehmen
2. (avoiding risk) vorsichtig, besonnen
drive \safely! fahr vorsichtig!
we'll have to proceed \safely wir müssen besonnen vorgehen
3. (without harm) person wohlbehalten; object heil
the parcel arrived \safely das Paket kam heil an
to land \safely sicher landen
4. (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
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['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) ungefährlich

drive safely! — fahr vorsichtig!

she 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

the election is now safely out of the way — die Wahlen haben wir jetzt zum Glück hinter uns

money safely deposited in the bank — sicher auf der Bank deponiertes Geld

safely invested — sicher angelegt

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

he's safely locked away in prison — er sitzt hinter Schloss und Riegel

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

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adverb
1) (without harm) sicher

did the parcel arrive safely? — ist das Paket heil angekommen?

2) (securely) sicher

be 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

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adv.
sicher adv.

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