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The French word for safe is
coffre-fort





safe

Plural

The plural of coffre-fort is coffres-forts.

French Definition


safe
     1. adj. Sûr, sauf.
     2. adj. Inoffensif, sûr.
     3. adj. En sûreté, en sécurité, sûr, à l'abri.
     4. n. Coffre-fort.
     5. n. (Argot) Préservatif, capote.

Translations for safe and their definitions

coffre-fort ©
     1. n-m. safe (a box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping)


sûr
     1. adj. sure, certain
     2. adj. trustworthy
     3. adj. safe


en sécurité
     1. safe


coffre
     1. n-m. chest, box
     2. n-m. boot (UK), trunk (US) (luggage storage compartment of a vehicle, i.e. car)
     3. v. first-person singular present of coffrer
     4. v. third-person singular present of coffrer
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of coffrer


sauf
     1. adj. safe (free from harm)
     2. prep. except, save
           Tout le monde parle français, sauf moi. - Everyone speaks French, except me.
     3. prep. excluding, barring



à l'abri
     1. adv. sheltered, in a safe place
           se mettre à l'abri - to take shelter


en lieu sûr
     1. adv. in a secure location, in a safe place, safe


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