1 adjective giving protectionformal clothes are your fail-safe choiceb'fhearr duit éadaí foirmeálta a chaitheamhit's a fail-safe approachcur chuige é nach dteipfidh2 adjective COMP, ENG in event of breakdownatá slán i gcás teipefail-safe softwarebogearraí a bheidh slán i gcás teipe3 noun means of avoiding riskwe have loads of stewards as a fail-safetá go leor maor againn lena chinntiú nach dtarlóidh aon rud as bealach, tá go leor maor againn lena chinntiú go mbeidh gach rud i gceartthis contract is our fail-safeis é an conradh seo an chosaint atá againn; má bhíonn aon fhadhb ann, tá an conradh seo againn4 noun COMP, ENG mechanismmeicníocht chosantaopen is the fail-safe for electronic door locksosclóidh na doirse sa chás go dteipfeadh ar an nglas leictreonach