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harm·less

(härm′lĭs)
adj.
1. Not causing or incapable of causing harm.
2. Not intended to harm or offend; inoffensive.
3.
a. Of or relating to an error in a trial that would not change the outcome and therefore does not call for a reversal of the case on appeal.
b. Not giving rise to legal liability: an agreement to treat another party's behavior as harmless.

harm′less·ly adv.
harm′less·ness n.
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Adv. 1. harmlessly - in a harmless manner; "this is a harmlessly childish game"
detrimentally, harmfully, noxiously - in a detrimental manner
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Translations
بدون ضَرَر، بِدون أذى
neškodně
harmløst
ártalmatlanul
meinleysislega
neškodne
zararsız bir şekilde

harmlessly

[ˈhɑːmlɪslɪ] ADV [remark] → inocuamente, inofensivamente; [explode, fall] → sin causar daños
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harmlessly

adv
(= without causing damage)harmlos ; the missile exploded harmlessly outside the towndie Rakete explodierte außerhalb der Stadt, ohne Schaden anzurichten
(= inoffensively)harmlos, arglos ; they lived harmlessly in their seaside paradisesie lebten arglos in ihrem Paradies am Meer
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harm

(haːm) noun
damage; injury; distress. I'll make sure you come to no harm; He meant no harm; It'll do you no harm to go. skade, kwaad ضَرَر، أذى вреда mal škoda; zlo der Schaden skade ζημιά, κακό daño, mal, perjuicio paha, viga, kahju آسیب vahinko mal נזק क्षति, हानि zlo, ozljeda, šteta kár kerusakan, kesusahan, dll. skaði male 損害 피해, 손상 blogis, skriauda nedomāt nekā ļauna keburukan schade, blessure, verdriet skade, fortred krzywda زيان، تاوان، ضرر، ځور mal rău вред škoda; zlo; ublíženie; ujma škoda šteta skada, ont ความเสียหาย zarar, ziyan, hasar 損害,傷害,使難過 шкода; збиток آزار، چوٹ sự tổn hại 伤害,损害,危害
verb
to cause (a person) harm. There's no need to be frightened – he won't harm you. skaad, skade aandoen يَضُر، يُؤْذي причинявам вреда на fazer mal ublížit verletzen skade βλάπτω, κάνω κακό hacer daño, lastimar halba tegema آسيب زدن vahingoittaa faire du mal à לִגרוֹם נֶזֶק हानि पहुंचाना nauditi, anškoditi, ozlijediti árt menyakiti særa, meiða far male a 傷つける 피해를 입히다 padaryti (kam) ką nors bloga, nuskriausti, pakenkti darīt ļaunu; kaitēt mencederakan schade berokkenen, pijn doen skade, gjøre skade/fortred krzywdzić ځوړول fazer mal a face rău, a dăuna причинять вред ublížiť (po)škodovati povrediti skada, göra illa ทําร้าย zarar vermek, hasara uğratmak 傷害 шкодити; завдавати шкоди آزار دینا، چوٹ لگانا gây hại 伤害
ˈharmful adjective
doing harm. Medicines can be harmful if you take too much of them. skadelik مُضِر، مُؤْذٍ вреден prejudicial škodlivý schädlich skadelig βλαβερός nocivo, perjudicial, dañino kahjulik مضر vahingollinen nuisible מזיק हानिकारक škodljiv, štetan ártalmas merugikan skaðlegur dannoso, nocivo 有害な 유해한 žalingas, kenksmingas kaitīgs membawa keburukan schadelijk skadelig szkodliwy ضررناك ، زيانمن prejudicial dău­nător вредный škodlivý škodljiv štetan skadlig, farlig ซึ่งให้โทษ zararlı 有害的 шкідливий, згубний نقصان دہ có hại 有害的
ˈharmless adjective
not dangerous or liable to cause harm. Don't be frightened of that snake – it's harmless. onskadelik غَيْر مُضِر، غَيْر مُؤْذٍ безвреден inofensivo neškodný harmlos harmløs; uskadelig αβλαβής, ακίνδυνος inofensivo, inocuo ohutu بي ضرر vaaraton inoffensif שֶׁאֵינוֹ מֵזִיק अहानिकर bezazlen, bezopasan ártalmatlan tak berbahaya meinlaus, skaðlaus innocuo, inoffensivo 無害な 해롭지 않은 nežalingas, nekenksmingas, nekaltas nekaitīgs tidak membawa keburukan onschadelijk, onschuldig harmløs, uskadelig, ufarlig nieszkodliwy بى ضرره ، بې زيانه inofensivo inofensiv безвредный neškodný neškodljiv bezopasan oskadlig, ofarlig ซึ่งไม่เป็นอันตราย zararsız 無害的 нешкідливий بے ضرر vô hại 无害的
ˈharmlessly adverb
onskadelik بدون ضَرَر، بِدون أذى безвредно inofensivamente neškodně harmlos harmløst; uskadeligt ακίνδυνα inofensivamente ohutult بطور بي زيان vaarattomasti innocemment לְלא פְּגִיעָה बिना किसी हानि के bezazleno, bezopasno ártalmatlanul aman meinleysislega innocuamente 無害に 해롭지 않게 nekenksmingai, nekaltai nekaitīgi dengan tidak membawa keburukan onschadelijk, onschuldig harmløst, ufarlig nieszkodliwie په بىضرره توګه inofensivamente inofensiv; inocent безвредно neškodne neškodljivo bezopasno oskadligt, ofarligt อย่างไม่เป็นอันตราย zararsız bir şekilde 無害地 нешкідливо بغیر نقصان کے một cách vô hại 无害地
ˈharmlessness noun
onskadelikheid, onskuld عَدَم ضَرَر، عَدَم أذى безвредност inocuidade nevinnost die Harmlosigkeit harmløshed απουσία ρίσκου ή κινδύνου inocuidad, cualidad de inofensivo ohutus بي ضرري vaarattomuus innocuité תמימות अहानिकारकता bazazlenost ártalmatlanság keadaan aman meinleysi innocuità 無害 해롭지 않음 nekenksmingumas, nekaltumas nekaitīgums sifat yang tidak membawa keburukan onschadelijkheid, onschuld harmløshet nieszkodliwość بى ضرره inocuidade caracter inofensiv; ino­cenţă безвредность nevinnosť neškodljivost bezopasnost oskadlighet, ofarlighet ความไม่เป็นอันตราย zararsızlık 無害 нешкідливість بے ضرری sự vô hại 无害
out of harm's way
in a safe place. I'll put this glass vase out of harm's way, so that it doesn't get broken. buite gevaar, uit die pad في مأمَن، في موضِع أمان на безопасно място em lugar seguro na bezpečné místo in Sicherheit på et sikkert sted σε ασφαλές μέρος fuera de peligro, a salvo kindlas kohas در امان turvassa en lieu sûr מִחוּץ לִטווָח סַכַּנָה सुरक्षित na sigurnom biztonságban tempat aman úr hættu; á öruggum stað (in luogo sicuro) 安全な所に 안전한 곳에 saugiai, į saugesnę vietą drošībā; drošā vietā di tempat yang selamat buiten de gevarenzone i sikkerhet w bezpiecznym miejscu په ساتلی em lugar seguro la loc sigur от греха подальше na bezpečné miesto na varnem na bezbednom i säkerhet, på ett säkert ställe ที่ที่ปลอดภัย güvenli bir yerde 在安全的地方 від гріха подалі محفوظ جگہ پر ở nơi an toàn 在安全的地方
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Kantos Kan perceived my coup and stepping quickly to my side he placed his foot upon my neck and withdrawing his sword from my body gave me the final death blow through the neck which is supposed to sever the jugular vein, but in this instance the cold blade slipped harmlessly into the sand of the arena.
Similarly a man who committed a murder twenty years ago and has since lived peaceably and harmlessly in society seems less guilty and his action more due to the law of inevitability, to someone who considers his action after twenty years have elapsed than to one who examined it the day after it was committed.
But the Englishman was close to him--so close that his hand reached the leveled barrel a fraction of a second before the hammer fell upon the cartridge, and the bullet that was intended for Tarzan's heart whirred harmlessly above his head.
Their flint-headed arrows were but childish weapons compared with the matchlocks of the Puritans, and would have rattled harmlessly against the steel caps and hammered iron breastplates which inclosed each soldier in an individual fortress.
At that instant the buck turned, the long pole glanced by him, the iron striking against his horn, and buried itself harmlessly in the lake.
Upon its smooth, impenetrable surface the puny dagger-thrusts of spite and envy glance harmlessly aside.
He did not care if Griffiths absorbed Mildred's attention, he would have her to himself during the evening: he had something of the attitude of a loving husband, confident in his wife's affection, who looks on with amusement while she flirts harmlessly with a stranger.
It was a mighty cast, well intended, but the shadow, leaping, received the spear harmlessly between the legs, and, tripping upon it, was flung sprawling.
At any rate, Dede and Daylight became aware of excitement in the paddock, and saw harmlessly reenacted a grim old tragedy of the Younger World.
"In my humble way," he confesses, "I like to make the world about me brighter." Laughter (harmlessly produced, observe!) is the element in which he lives and breathes.
My wife and I did our best to keep the conversation moving as easily and as harmlessly as might be.
The woman's heart, hungering in its horrible isolation for something that it might harmlessly love, welcomed the rescued waif of the streets as a consolation sent from God.

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