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teafăr
unharmed, safe and sound /ˈte̯afər/
adjective#4123 most common
Also: unscathed, in one piece, sound (uninjured)
Example sentences
Copilul este teafăr.
The child is safe and sound.
A ieșit teafăr din accident.
He came out of the accident unharmed.
Toți pasagerii au scăpat teferi din avionul prăbușit.
All the passengers escaped unharmed from the crashed plane.
Deși mașina s-a răsturnat de două ori, șoferul a rămas teafăr.
Although the car rolled over twice, the driver stayed unharmed.
Speră să se întoarcă teafără din expediția periculoasă din Himalaya.
She hopes to return unharmed from the dangerous expedition in the Himalayas.
Comunitatea a răsuflat ușurată aflând că toți minerii au ieșit teferi și nevătămați din galeria surpată, deși șansele păruseră minime.
The community breathed a sigh of relief on learning that all the miners had come out safe and unharmed from the collapsed gallery, even though the odds had seemed slim.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | teafăr (m.) / teafără (f.) | teferi (m.) / tefere (f.) |
| Genitive | teafăr (m.) / tefere (f.) | teferi (m.) / tefere (f.) |
| Accusative | teafăr (m.) / teafără (f.) | teferi (m.) / tefere (f.) |
| Vocative | teafăr (m.) / teafără (f.) | teferi (m.) / tefere (f.) |
Word family
teafărăunharmed (feminine singular)
teferiunharmed (masculine plural)
tefereunharmed (feminine plural)
sănătos și teafărfixed phrase: safe and sound
nevătămatuninjured; frequent collocate of teafăr
Etymology
The word means unharmed or safe and sound, and it shows up almost always paired with sănătos (healthy) or nevătămat (uninjured) in the fixed phrase for someone who came through danger fine. Its origin is not settled. Romanian dictionaries mark it as of uncertain origin rather than tracing it cleanly to Latin, so no reliable ancestor form can be given here.
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