"safe sex" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-safe sex.wav [US]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} safe sex (uncountable)
  1. Sexual activity engaged in by people who have taken precautions to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Tags: uncountable Synonyms: protected sex Related terms: safer sex Translations (sexual activity that minimizes risks): 安全性行為 /安全性行为 (ānquán xìngxíngwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), 安全性交 (ānquán xìngjiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 安全性愛 /安全性爱 (ānquánxìng'ài) (Chinese Mandarin), bezpečný sex [masculine] (Czech), sikker sex (Danish), turvaseks (Estonian), turvaseksi (Finnish), sécuri-sexe [masculine] (French), rapports sexuels protégés [masculine, plural] (French), Safer Sex [masculine] (German), geschützter Sex [masculine] (German), biztonságos szex (Hungarian), gnéas sábháilte [masculine] (Irish), セーファーセックス (sēfā-sekkusu) (Japanese), аюулгүй секс (ajuulgüj seks) (Mongolian), sexe seûth'tabl'ye [masculine] (Norman), bezpieczny seks [masculine] (Polish), sexo seguro [masculine] (Portuguese), безопа́сный секс (bezopásnyj sɛks) [masculine] (Russian), sexo seguro [masculine] (Spanish), ngono salama (Swahili), güvenli seks (Turkish), güvenli cinsel ilişki (Turkish)
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