safe and sound
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safe and sound
Where it comes from
Conjunction of safe (“not in danger”) and sound (“intact, healthy”). Compare with Old French sauf et sain.
adjective
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Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.
Come to the Centaur, fetch our ſtuffe from thence:
I long that we were ſafe and ſound aboord.
Similar: in one piece, unharmed, unhurt, uninjured, unscathed
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adj having come to no harm
| Español | sano y salvo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무사하다 musahada |
| 日本語 | 無事に buji-ni |
| 中文 | 安好 ānhǎo, 平安 píng'ān, 毫髮無傷 /毫发无伤 háofàwúshāng, 安然無恙 /安然无恙 ānránwúyàng |
| हिन्दी | सहीसलामत sahīslāmat |
| Português | são e salvo |
| Français | sain et sauf |
| Deutsch | wohlbehalten, ganz und heil, gesund und munter |
| Italiano | sano e salvo, incolume, indenne |
| Ελληνικά | σώος και αβλαβής sóos kai avlavís |
| Română | teafăr, sănătos, teafăr și nevătămat |
| Русский | в це́лости и сохра́нности v célosti i soxránnosti, це́лый и невреди́мый célyj i nevredímyj |
| العربية | مَأْمُون وَسَلِيم maʔmūn wasalīm |
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