Meaning of the English idiom
“Safe and sound” is used as a synonym for “unharmed, out of danger”.
How do you say safe and sound in Italian?
You translate safe and sound in Italian as sano e salvo.
Sano e salvo
Safe and sound
The idiom can be broken down as follows:
- sano (healthy)
- e (and)
- salvo (safe)
So sano e salvo literally means “healthy and safe”.
If we had to translate this English idiom literally, we would say salvo e sano, or sano e vigoroso, but that sounds weird to an Italian native speaker!
For example, you could say…
Sono tornato a casa sano e salvo dopo il temporale.
I got back home safe and sound after the storm.
I passeggeri sono sani e salvi e stanno aspettando l’arrivo della polizia.
The passengers are safe and sound and are waiting for the police to arrive.
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