safety

seguridad

Estado de estar protegido frente al peligro o al daño.

En inglés sencillo: The state of being protected from danger or harm.

• Your safety matters to us.
• The children reached safety before the fire spread.
• Workers must follow the new safety rules.

Cómo se usa: for someone's safety (Wear a helmet for your safety.)

Sinónimos: security

Antónimos: danger

Expresiones frecuentes: road safety, for someone's safety, reach safety

seguro

Mecanismo que impide que una máquina se active o un arma se dispare por accidente.

En inglés sencillo: A device that prevents a machine or weapon from starting or firing by accident.

• Check that the safety is on.
• The safety prevents the machine from starting accidentally.
• He checked the gun's safety before putting it away.

Sinónimos: safety catch, safety lock

Expresiones frecuentes: engage the safety, release the safety, safety on something, check the safety

safety

Jugador de fútbol americano que defiende desde una posición muy por detrás de los demás defensores.

En inglés sencillo: An American football player who defends from a position far behind the other defenders.

• Their safety caught the pass.
• He played safety for his college team.
• Both safeties moved back before the play began.

Expresiones frecuentes: free safety, strong safety, play safety

safety

Jugada de fútbol americano que da dos puntos, normalmente al derribar al rival en su propia zona de anotación.

En inglés sencillo: An American football play worth two points, usually when an opponent is tackled in their own end zone.

• The defense scored a safety.
• A safety gave the other team two points.
• The quarterback was tackled in his own end zone for a safety.

Expresiones frecuentes: score a safety, concede a safety, two-point safety