safety

sécurité

État dans lequel on est protégé des dangers ou des blessures.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : for someone's safety (Wear a helmet for your safety.)

Synonymes : security

Contraires : danger

Expressions courantes : road safety, for someone's safety, reach safety

cran de sûreté, dispositif de sécurité

Mécanisme qui empêche une machine de démarrer ou une arme de tirer par accident.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : safety catch, safety lock

Expressions courantes : engage the safety, release the safety, safety on something, check the safety

safety

Joueur de football américain placé loin derrière les autres défenseurs.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : free safety, strong safety, play safety

safety, touché de sûreté

Action rapportant deux points au football américain, généralement quand un adversaire est plaqué dans sa propre zone d’en-but.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : score a safety, concede a safety, two-point safety