How is the phrase por si acaso translated from Spanish to English

English translation
To be on the safe side
phrase

Hacer algo de más para evitar un riesgo o un error.

Doing something extra to avoid risk or mistakes.

Examples with “por si acaso”

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  • Me traje una chaqueta de más por si acaso. — I brought an extra jacket to be on the safe side.

  • ¿Vas a revisar otra vez la información por si acaso? — Are you going to double-check the information to be on the safe side?

  • Haz copias del informe por si acaso. — Please make copies of the report to be on the safe side.

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