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free [fri:]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjectivea. [person, animal, country] libre• to go free [prisoner] être relâché• they had to cut the driver free from the wreckage ils ont dû désincarcérer le conducteur du véhicule accidenté• it's a free country! on est en république ! (inf)• to be/get free of sb être débarrassé/se débarrasser de qn• is this seat free? est-ce que cette place est libre ?• a school where children feel free to express themselves une école où les enfants se sentent libres de s'exprimer• can I borrow your pen? -- feel free (inf) est-ce que je peux vous emprunter votre stylo ? -- je vous en prie► free from or of ( = without)b. ( = costing nothing) [object, ticket] gratuit• "free mug with each towel" « une chope gratuite pour tout achat d'une serviette »c. ( = lavish) généreux• you're very free with your advice (ironic) vous êtes particulièrement prodigue de conseils (ironique)2. adverba. ( = without payment) [give, get, travel] gratuitementb. ( = without restraint) [run about] en libertéc. ( = expressing release) to pull free se dégager• to wriggle free [person] se libérer en se tortillanta. ( = liberate) [+ nation, slave, caged animal, prisoner] libérer ; [+ person] (from wreckage) dégager ; (from burden) soulagerb. ( = untie) [+ person, animal] détacher4. compounds• to be a free agent avoir toute liberté d'action ► Free Church noun (British) église f non-conformiste adjective► free-floating adjective (in water, space) qui flotte librement ; (figurative) [person] sans attaches* * *[friː] 1.noun (also free period) School ≈ heure f de libre2.1) (unhindered, unrestricted) [person, country, election, press, translation] libre (after n); [access, choice] libre (before n)to break free of ou from — se libérer de
2) ( not captive or tied) [person, limb] libre; [animal, bird] en libertéto set [somebody/something] free — libérer [person]; rendre la liberté à [animal]
they had to cut the driver free (from his car) — on a dû couper la tôle de la voiture pour dégager le chauffeur
the boat broke free from ou of its moorings — le bateau a rompu ses amarres
3) ( devoid)to be free from ou of somebody — être libéré de quelqu'un
free from ou of pollution — dépourvu de pollution
a day free from ou of interruptions — une journée sans interruptions
she was free from ou of any hatred — elle n'éprouvait aucune haine
this soup is free from ou of artificial colourings — cette soupe ne contient pas de colorants artificiels
4) ( costing nothing) gratuit‘admission free’ — ‘entrée gratuite’
free gift — Commerce cadeau m
you can't expect a free ride — fig on n'a rien pour rien
5) ( not occupied) libre6) (generous, lavish)to be free with — être généreux/-euse avec [food]; être prodigue de [advice]
7) ( familiar) familier/-ière8) Chemistry libre9) Linguistics [form] non lié; [vowel, stress] libre3.1) ( at liberty) librement, en toute libertéto go free — [hostage] être libéré; [criminal] circuler en toute liberté
2) ( without payment) gratuitement4.transitive verb1) ( from captivity) libérer; ( from wreckage) dégagerto free somebody from — débarrasser quelqu'un de [prejudice]; décharger quelqu'un de [blame]; délivrer quelqu'un de [oppression, guilt]; soulager quelqu'un de [suffering]
2) ( make available) débloquer [money, resources]; libérer [person, hands]5.6.to free oneself from — se dégager de [chains, wreckage]; se libérer de [influence]; se débarrasser de [burden]; se décharger de [blame]; se délivrer de [guilt]
- free combining formsmoke/sugar-free — sans fumée/sucre
7.interest-free — Finance sans intérêt
for free adverbial phrase gratuitement••to have a free hand — avoir carte blanche (in pour)
free as a bird ou the air — libre comme l'air
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