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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

direção segura

Pronunciation / Transliteration: di.ɾeˈsãw seˈɡu.ɾɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Safe driving/seɪf ˈdraɪ.vɪŋ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A direção segura salva muitas vidas todos os dias."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The practice of operating a motor vehicle in a manner that reduces the risk of accidents, injury, and property damage by obeying traffic laws and anticipating hazards.

    "Insurance companies often offer lower rates to motorists who consistently practice safe-driving."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or promoting practices that ensure safety while operating a motor vehicle.

    "The municipality launched a new public campaign aimed at safe-driving habits."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English 'saf' (free from harm, from Latin 'salvus') combined with 'drive' (from Old English 'drīfan', meaning to compel, urge, or operate a vehicle). The collocation gained prominence with the advent of the automobile and the subsequent establishment of modern traffic safety regulations in the 20th century.

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