🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Calçado de segurança

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaɫˈsadu dʒi seɡuˈɾɐ̃sɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Safety Shoes/ˈseɪfti ʃuːz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Os trabalhadores precisam usar calçado de segurança no canteiro."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Footwear designed to protect the feet from injuries in hazardous environments.

    "Workers in construction sites are required to wear safety shoes to prevent injuries."
  2. 2

    Footwear that meets specific safety standards, often including features like steel toes and slip-resistant soles.

    "The factory provided safety shoes to all employees to ensure their protection while on the job."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'safety shoes' combines 'safety', derived from the Old French 'safete', meaning 'freedom from danger', and 'shoes', which comes from the Old English 'sceo', referring to protective footwear. The phrase evolved in the 20th century as industrial safety regulations became more prominent.

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