(from burden)

With all her mother's soul she wanted to protect Hugh from a world she was sure would treat him always as a beast of burden... (Sh. Anderson, ‘Poor White’, ch. I) — Всей своей материнской душой Сарра стремилась защитить Хью от враждебного мира; она была уверена, что в этом мире с ним всегда будут обращаться как с вьючным животным.

to have a free hand — avoir carte blanche (in pour)

free as a bird ou the air — libre comme l'air

I am relieved to hear that... — es erleichtert mich zu hören, dass...

he was relieved to learn that — er war erleichtert, als er das hörte

to relieve oneself (euph) — sich erleichtern

to break free of o from liberarsi da [influence, restriction]; to set sb. free to do — lasciare a qcn. la libertà di fare

to set [sb., sth.] free — liberare [ prisoner]; liberare, dare la libertà a [ animal]

to pull [sth.] free — liberare [ shoe]

to break free — [person, animal] liberarsi

to be free from o of sb. essersi liberato di qcn.; free from o of weeds libero dalle erbacce; free from o of pollution non inquinato; he's not entirely free from o of blame non è del tutto innocente; a day free from o of interruptions una giornata senza interruzioni; this soup is free from o of artificial colourings questa zuppa non contiene coloranti artificiali; free of o from tax econ. non soggetto a imposta; free of o from interest — econ. senza interessi

free gift — comm. omaggio

you can't expect a free ride — fig. ogni cosa ha il suo prezzo

he's had a free ride — fig. non ha faticato molto per arrivare

interest -free — econ. senza interessi

to have a free hand — avere mano libera (in per; in doing per fare)

to go free — [ hostage] essere liberato; [ criminal] circolare liberamente

to free sb. from — liberare qcn. da [prison, oppression, anxiety, burden, suffering]; esentare qcn. da [blame, responsibility]

to free oneself from — liberarsi da [chains, wreckage, influence, burden]; liberarsi di [ anxiety]; sottrarsi a [blame, responsibility]

to break free of o from liberarsi da [influence, restriction]; to set sb. free to do — lasciare a qcn. la libertà di fare

to set [sb., sth.] free — liberare [ prisoner]; liberare, dare la libertà a [ animal]

to pull [sth.] free — liberare [ shoe]

to break free — [person, animal] liberarsi

to be free from o of sb. essersi liberato di qcn.; free from o of weeds libero dalle erbacce; free from o of pollution non inquinato; he's not entirely free from o of blame non è del tutto innocente; a day free from o of interruptions una giornata senza interruzioni; this soup is free from o of artificial colourings questa zuppa non contiene coloranti artificiali; free of o from tax econ. non soggetto a imposta; free of o from interest — econ. senza interessi

free gift — comm. omaggio

you can't expect a free ride — fig. ogni cosa ha il suo prezzo

he's had a free ride — fig. non ha faticato molto per arrivare

interest -free — econ. senza interessi

to have a free hand — avere mano libera (in per; in doing per fare)

to go free — [ hostage] essere liberato; [ criminal] circolare liberamente

to free sb. from — liberare qcn. da [prison, oppression, anxiety, burden, suffering]; esentare qcn. da [blame, responsibility]

to free oneself from — liberarsi da [chains, wreckage, influence, burden]; liberarsi di [ anxiety]; sottrarsi a [blame, responsibility]

to put somebody at his/her ease — hacer* que alguien se sienta a gusto or se relaje

to ease the way for something — preparar el terreno para algo

he eased the key into the lock — introdujo la llave en la cerradura con cuidado or cuidadosamente

his ease with money — su soltura or ligereza con el dinero

• people immediately feel at ease with her — la gente inmediatamente se siente a gusto or cómoda con ella

to put or set sb's mind at ease — tranquilizar a algn

• his ease of manner — su naturalidad

• to take one's ease — descansar

• a life of ease — una vida cómoda or desahogada

stand at ease!, stand easy! — (Mil) ¡descansen!

• these measures will ease the burden on small businesses — estas medidas aligerarán la carga de las pequeñas empresas

• she gave them money to ease her conscience — les dio dinero para quedarse con la conciencia tranquila

• it will ease her mind to know the baby's all right — le tranquilizará saber que el bebé está bien

• aid to help ease the plight of refugees — ayuda para paliar la difícil situación de los refugiados

• attempts to ease traffic congestion — intentos de descongestionar el tráfico

• this will help to ease the workload — esto ayudará para hacer menos pesado el trabajo

to put somebody at his/her ease — hacer* que alguien se sienta a gusto or se relaje

to ease the way for something — preparar el terreno para algo

he eased the key into the lock — introdujo la llave en la cerradura con cuidado or cuidadosamente

by land — auf dem Landweg

on land — zu Lande; (not in air) auf dem Boden; (not in or on water) an Land

see how the land lies — (fig.) herausfinden, wie die Dinge liegen; see also academic.ru/42780/lie">lie II 1. 1)

live off the land — sich von dem ernähren, was das Land hergibt

the greatest in the land — der/die Größte im ganzen Land

land oneself in trouble — sich in Schwierigkeiten bringen; sich (Dat.) Ärger einhandeln (ugs.)

land somebody in [the thick of] it — jemanden [ganz schön] reinreiten (salopp)

land somebody one — jemandem einen Schlag verpassen (ugs.)

land somebody with something, land something on somebody — jemandem etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)

be landed with somebody/something — jemanden auf dem Hals haben (ugs.) /etwas aufgehalst bekommen (ugs.)

land on one's feet — auf den Füßen landen; (fig.) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen

(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.) der Landrover

as they approached land — als sie sich dem Land näherten

to see how the land lies (lit) — das Gelände erkunden or auskundschaften; (fig) die Lage sondieren or peilen

the lay or lie of the land (lit) —

until I've seen the lay or lie of the land (fig) for land's sake ( US inf ) —, inf ) um Himmels willen

she's bought a piece of land — sie hat ein Stück Land or (for building) ein Grundstück gekauft

he landed the boat on the beach — er zog das Boot an den Strand

she finally landed him — sie hat sich (dat) ihn schließlich geangelt (inf)

like that will land you in trouble/jail — bei einem solchen Betragen wirst du noch mal Ärger bekommen/im Gefängnis landen

it landed me in a mess — dadurch bin ich in einen ganz schönen Schlamassel (inf) geraten or gekommen

I've landed myself in a real mess — ich bin (ganz schön) in die Klemme geraten (inf)

his attitude landed him in trouble — durch seine Einstellung handelte er sich (dat) Ärger ein

buying the house landed him in debt — durch den Kauf des Hauses verschuldete er sich

being overdrawn could land you with big bank charges — wenn man sein Konto überzieht, kann einen das hohe Bankgebühren kosten

= lumber) to land sb with sth — jdm etw aufhalsen (inf) or andrehen

I got landed with the job — man hat mir die Arbeit aufgehalst (inf)

I got landed with him for two hours — ich hatte ihn zwei Stunden lang auf dem Hals

as it landed (Aviat) — bei der Landung

to land on one's feet (lit) — auf den Füßen landen; (fig) auf die Füße fallen

he landed awkwardly — er ist ungeschickt aufgekommen or gelandet (inf)

on land — zu Lande; (not in air) auf dem Boden; (not in or on water) an Land

see how the land lies — (fig.) herausfinden, wie die Dinge liegen; see also lie II 1. 1)

land oneself in trouble — sich in Schwierigkeiten bringen; sich (Dat.) Ärger einhandeln (ugs.)

land somebody in [the thick of] it — jemanden [ganz schön] reinreiten (salopp)

land somebody one — jemandem einen Schlag verpassen (ugs.)

land somebody with something, land something on somebody — jemandem etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)

be landed with somebody/something — jemanden auf dem Hals haben (ugs.) /etwas aufgehalst bekommen (ugs.)

land on one's feet — auf den Füßen landen; (fig.) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen

to relieve congestion — med. aut. decongestionare

to relieve sb. of — togliere a qcn. [plate, coat]; alleggerire qcn. di [ burden]

to relieve congestion — med. aut. decongestionare

to relieve sb. of — togliere a qcn. [plate, coat]; alleggerire qcn. di [ burden]

on o over one's shoulder sulla spalla, in spalla; on o over one's shoulders sulle spalle; too tight across the shoulders troppo stretto di spalle; if you need a shoulder to cry on se hai bisogno di una spalla su cui piangere; to look over one's shoulder guardarsi alle spalle (anche fig.); the burden is o falls on my shoulders il peso cade sulle mie spalle; shoulder to shoulder — [ stand] fianco a fianco; [ work] spalla a spalla

to stand head and shoulders above sb. — sorpassare qcn. di una buona testa; fig. lasciare indietro qcn.

straight from the shoulder — colloq. [comment, criticism] sincero

shoulder arms! — mil. spallarm!

on o over one's shoulder sulla spalla, in spalla; on o over one's shoulders sulle spalle; too tight across the shoulders troppo stretto di spalle; if you need a shoulder to cry on se hai bisogno di una spalla su cui piangere; to look over one's shoulder guardarsi alle spalle (anche fig.); the burden is o falls on my shoulders il peso cade sulle mie spalle; shoulder to shoulder — [ stand] fianco a fianco; [ work] spalla a spalla

to stand head and shoulders above sb. — sorpassare qcn. di una buona testa; fig. lasciare indietro qcn.

straight from the shoulder — colloq. [comment, criticism] sincero

shoulder arms! — mil. spallarm!