safe sex
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- noun
- /seɪf sɛks/
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sexo seguro
- Health educators emphasize that practicing safe sex is essential to prevent the spread of STIs.
- safe sex practices
- safe sex and contraception
- safe sex behaviors
But I was around when people were still dying and safe sex was such an important message.
- But I was around when people were still dying and safe sex was such an important message.
- And my response to that is it is not just drunk college kids not practicing safe sex.
- There is no safe sex, so to speak, by definition then even.
- And it's it's quite, it's quite a substantial amount, but sort of safe sex practices.
- We want brief, safe sex, sexual encounters without the fall, without this fatal attachment.
Examples
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I'm happy to see you're practicing safe sex.
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I think you need to take this safe sex kit with you.
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Think about it in terms of safe sex, right?
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Okay, what is the most important question for safe sex?
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I want you to know, I... practice safe sex.
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I wonder if you practice safe sex.
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For a minute I thought you were promoting safe sex.
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Sex Ed should encourage safe sex over abstinence.
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If everybody practiced safe sex and got regular check-ups, it is unlikely anybody would have AIDS.
Blog text (4) -
We practiced safe sex.
Synonyms
Close physical contact that reduces the risk of infections and health problems
How Safe
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is a straightforward compositional combination: 'safe' (protected from danger) modifies 'sex' (sexual activity), yielding sexual activity conducted in a way that reduces risk. This pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'sexo seguro', French 'sexe sûr'), so a B1 learner who knows both words will very likely infer the intended meaning (using precautions like condoms to avoid STIs).
Etymology
Safe sex came from health advice that told people to use condoms and other protection during sex. Because safe suggests being 'protected', the phrase now means taking steps during sex to avoid infections.