Unsafe

/ʌnˈseɪf/ adjective

Definition

not safe; likely to cause harm or danger.

Etymology

From Old English 'un-' (not) + 'safe' (from Old Norse 'sæfr,' meaning harmless or peaceful). The compound formed naturally in English to describe dangerous conditions.

Kelly Says

Before the Industrial Revolution, 'unsafe' wasn't a common word—people said 'dangerous' or 'perilous'—but as factories grew more hazardous, the word 'unsafe' became essential to describe workplaces that violated standards, showing how vocabulary evolves to name new social problems.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይነት አይደለም (aynet aydelem)
a-y-net a-y-de-lem
ARالعربية
غير آمن (ghair aman)
ghay-r a-maan
BNবাংলা
অসুরক্ষিত (asurkshit)
a-soor-k-shit
CACatalà
insegura
in-seh-goo-ra
CSČeština
nebezpečný
ne-be-pe-zh-ny
DADansk
usikker
oo-see-ker
DEDeutsch
unsicher
un-shee-kur
ELΕλληνικά
ακατάλληλος (akathallios)
a-ka-ta-thee-los
ESEspañol
inseguro
in-seh-roh
FAفارسی
ناامن (na-āman)
na-a-man
FISuomi
epäturvallinen
e-pa-tur-val-li-nen
FRFrançais
insécur
in-seh-kur
GUGU
અસુરક્ષિત (asurakshit)
a-soo-rakshit
HAHA
babu'a tsaro
ba-boo-a ts-a-ro
HEעברית
לא בטוח (lo bitach)
lo bee-ta-ch
HIहिन्दी
असुरक्षित (asurakshit)
a-soo-rakshit
HUMagyar
veszélyes
veh-zeh-lyes
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak aman
tidak a-man
IGIG
ọ bụrụ ihe ọjọọ (ọ bụrụ ihe ọjọọ)
oh boo-roo i-eh oh-joe-oh
ITItaliano
insicuro
in-see-koo-roh
JA日本語
危険 (kiken)
kee-ken
KKKK
қауіпсіз (kawipsiz)
ka-wi-p-siz
KMKM
មិនសុrety ទេ (min surety te)
min soo-reh-tee teh
KO한국어
안전하지 않은 (anjeonhaji aneun)
an-jeon-ha-ji an-eun
MRMR
असुरक्षित (asurakshit)
a-soo-rakshit
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak selamat
tidak sa-la-mat
MYမြန်မာ
မကောင်း (ma-ka-ung)
ma-ka-ung
NLNederlands
onveilig
on-vay-lig
NONorsk
usikker
oo-see-ker
PAPA
ਅਸुरक्षित (asurakshit)
a-soo-rakshit
PLPolski
niebezpieczny
nee-be-z-pey-nny
PTPortuguês
inseguro
in-seh-roo
RORomână
nesigur
nes-ee-goo-r
RUРусский
небезопасный (nebesoynyy)
ne-be-soh-snyy
SVSvenska
osäker
o-sah-ker
SWKiswahili
hatari
ha-ta-ree
TAதமிழ்
மற்றும் பாதுகாப்பற்ற (mattrum paadukaapprat)
mat-trum pa-doo-ka-ap-prat
TEతెలుగు
సరైనది కాదు (saraindi kaadu)
sa-rai-ndi ka-adu
THไทย
ไม่ปลอดภัย (mai plot pai)
mai plot pai
TLTL
di-a-wag
di-a-wag
TRTürkçe
güvenli değil
gwee-ven-li de-yil
UKУкраїнська
небезпечний (nebezpechnyi)
ne-be-peh-ch-nyy
URاردو
نہایت خطرناک (nahiyat khatarnak)
na-hee-yat kha-tar-nak
VITiếng Việt
không an toàn
khong an toan
YOYO
kò ní àìyá
ko ni ai-ya
ZH中文
不安全 (bùānquán)
bu an quan
ZUZU
asibonani
a-si-bo-na-ni

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