fin-free

(compar. freer, superl. freest)

A a.

1 libero: free choice, libera scelta; free press, stampa libera; free enterprise, libera iniziativa; libera impresa; free spirit, spirito libero; free translation, traduzione libera; This is a free country, questo è un paese libero; Are you free this afternoon?, sei libero oggi pomeriggio?; DIALOGO → - Free time- What do you do in your free time?, cosa fai nel tempo libero?; Is this seat free?, è libero questo posto?; free to choose, libero di scegliere; to go free, andarsene libero; to set sb. free, mettere q. in libertà; liberare q.; to feel free to do st., sentirsi libero di fare qc.; sentirsi autorizzato a fare q.; Feel free to ask, chiedi pure liberamente; DIALOGO → - In a meeting- If anyone has a question then please feel free to interrupt, se qualcuno ha una domanda interrompetemi pure; DIALOGO → - Television- Feel free, fa' pure; accomodati

2 sciolto; slegato; libero: the free end of a rope, il capo libero di una corda

3 sgombro; libero: The road is free, la strada è sgombra

4 gratuito; gratis; libero; omaggio: free admission, ingresso gratuito (o libero); DIALOGO → - At the museum- It's free admission on Tuesdays, il martedì l'ingresso è gratuito; free health care, cure sanitarie gratuite; DIALOGO → - Enrolment- The course is free, il corso è gratuito; free copy, copia omaggio; DIALOGO → - At the station 2- The boy goes free but the girl pays half price, il bambino entra gratis mentre la bambina paga la metà

5 (comm.) esente: free of duty (o duty free,) esente da dazio; in esenzione doganale

6 (dog., trasp.) franco; franco spese: free port, porto franco; free of charges, franco di ogni spesa; franco a domicilio; free of freight, franco di nolo; free delivery, consegna franco spese (o gratuita)

7 – free from (o of) privo di; libero da; senza; esente: free from pain, senza dolori; free from worries, senza preoccupazioni; free from (o of) difficulty, privo di difficoltà; free from doubt, privo di dubbi; free of debt, privo di debiti; free from mortgage, libero da ipoteca; free of tax, esente dal pagamento delle imposte; esentasse

8 ( nei composti) senza; privo di; esente da: fat-free, senza (o privo di) grassi; rent-free, senza canone d'affitto

9 (di gesto, movimento) ampio; disinvolto; sciolto; spigliato: free step, passo disinvolto (o sciolto)

10 dai modi franchi, liberi; (spreg.) troppo confidenziale: She's too free with everyone, si prende troppa confidenza con tutti; free manners, maniere troppo confidenziali; eccessiva familiarità

11 – free with, generoso di; largo di; prodigo di; munifico di: free with one's advice, prodigo di consigli; free with praise, largo di lodi

12 abbondante: a free flow of capital, un abbondante afflusso di capitali

13 (naut.: del vento) favorevole

14 (mecc.) libero; in folle

15 (chim., fis.) libero; allo stato libero: free carbon [electron], carbonio [elettrone] libero; free oxygen, ossigeno allo stato libero

16 ( ginnastica) a corpo libero

17 (fon.: di vocale) libero; in sillaba aperta

B avv.

1 gratis; gratuitamente: to get in free, entrare gratis; for free, gratuitamente; gratis

2 liberamente: to run free, correre liberamente

3 (idiom.): to pull (o to push, etc.) free, estrarre (districare, o liberare, ecc.): I pulled the wounded man free from the wrecked car, estrassi il ferito dai rottami dell'auto; He shook himself free, si è liberato con uno scrollone; The bolt has worked itself free, il bullone si è allentato

● free agent, persona indipendente; persona libera di agire; individuo padrone di sé □ (trasp.) free allowance, franchigia ( di peso) per il bagaglio □ (trasp., naut.) free alongside ship (abbr. F.A.S.), FAS partenza; franco lungo bordo □ free and easy, rilassato; accomodante; (spreg.) molto disinvolto □ (psic.) free association, libera associazione ( d'idee, ecc.) □ (trasp.) free baggage, bagaglio in franchigia □ (telef.) free call out, chiamata gratuita □ (comm.) free carrier, franco vettore □ the Free Churches, le Chiese non conformiste (d' Inghilterra) □ ( alpinismo) free climb, arrampicata libera ( singola); libera □ ( alpinismo) free climbing, arrampicata libera ( lo sport); libera □ (market., econ.) free competition, libera concorrenza □ (leg.) free consent, libero consenso □ free diving, immersione senza scafandro □ free economy, economia di mercato □ free fall, caduta libera: free-fall drop, lancio a caduta libera ( dall'aereo) □ free fight, mischia generale; ( anche) zuffa, rissa; (fig.) competizione aperta a tutti □ free-floating, ► free-floating □ ( di prodotto) free from vice, senza difetti; esente da imperfezioni □ free-form, ► free-form □ (market.) free gift, omaggio □ (pubbl.) free-gift advertising, pubblicità con l'invio di campioni gratuiti □ free gold, oro allo stato puro; (fin., USA) oro che eccede il fabbisogno della riserva legale □ (econ.) free good, bene non economico ( come l'aria) □ free hand, mano libera: to give sb. a free hand, dare mano libera a q.; to have (o to get) a free hand in st., avere (o ottenere) mano libera in qc. □ free-handed, generoso; munifico □ free-handedness, generosità; munificenza □ free-hearted, franco, spontaneo, sincero; generoso, munifico, prodigo □ ( polo) free hit, tiro libero (o di punizione) □ (GB) free house, pub non legato a una determinata fabbrica di birra □ (trasp., naut.) free in and out, franco di spese di caricazione e discarica □ (trasp., ferr.) free into wagon, franco vagone partenza □ (fin.) free issue, emissione di azioni gratuite □ ( sport) free kick, ( calcio) (calcio di) punizione; ( rugby) tiro libero □ (GB) free labour, operai non iscritti a sindacati □ (leg.) free legal aid, patrocinio gratuito; difesa d'ufficio □ free library, biblioteca con prestito gratuito □ free list, (comm. est.) lista di merci d'importazione libera; (teatr.) elenco delle entrate di favore □ free living, che fa vita libera, da gaudente; (biol.) che vive libero, non in simbiosi □ free love, libero amore □ (trasp.) free luggage, bagaglio in franchigia □ (econ.) free market, libero mercato; libero scambio, liberismo □ (econ.) free-market capitalism, capitalismo liberista □ free-market economy, economia di libero mercato □ (ass., naut.) free of ( all) average, franco d'avaria □ (trasp.) free of carriage, franco di porto □ free of charge, gratuitamente; gratis; (fisc.) esente da imposta (o da tassa); (leg.) a titolo gratuito □ (leg.) free of mortgage, libero da ipoteche □ (market.) free offer, offerta gratuita □ (trasp., naut.) free on board (abbr. F.O.B.), franco a bordo; FOB partenza □ (trasp., ferr.) free on rail (abbr. F.O.R.), franco stazione (di partenza); franco vagone □ (trasp., naut.) free on wharf, franco banchina □ (trasp., naut.) free overside, franco sotto paranco; FOB destino □ free paper, giornale locale distribuito gratuitamente □ (leg.) free pardon, condono □ free pass, lasciapassare; (ferr.) biglietto di libera circolazione □ ( a scuola) free period, ora libera; ‘buco’ (fam.) □ (chim.) free radicals, radicali liberi □ free-range chicken, pollo ruspante □ free-range eggs, uova di fattoria (o di campagna); uova di gallina allevate in libertà □ free ride, viaggio senza pagare; (fig.) uso indebitamente gratuito o agevolato □ (econ.) free rider, opportunista; (fam.) portoghese; ‘free rider’ ( chi trae beneficio da un bene pubblico senza pagarne il costo): the free-rider problem, il problema del free rider □ free-running, libero; regolare; di regime: (ferr.) free-running speed, velocità di regime □ ( Internet) free search, ricerca a testo libero □ free shop, negozio in franchigia doganale □ ( sport) free skating, pattinaggio libero □ (comput.) free space, spazio libero □ free speech, libertà di parola □ free spender, spendaccione □ free-spoken, franco; esplicito; sincero □ (stor. USA) free State, Stato antischiavista □ (econ.) free supply, offerta libera □ ( basket) free throw, tiro libero □ (TV, di canale e trasmissioni satellitari) free-to-air, gratuito; in chiaro □ (econ.) free trade, libero scambio; liberismo, liberoscambismo: free trade area, area di libero scambio; (dog.) free trade zone, punto franco □ (leg.) free union, unione libera □ ( poesia) free verse, versi sciolti □ (leg.) free waters, acque internazionali □ (mecc.) free wheel, ruota libera ( di bicicletta) □ (relig., filos.) free will, libero arbitrio □ of my own free will, di mia spontanea volontà □ free-will, volontario; spontaneo □ (antiq.) the free world, il mondo libero; i paesi occidentali □ (dog.) free zone, punto franco □ to be free of st., sbarazzarsi di qc.; essersi sbarazzato di qc. □ to be free with one's money, spendere con larghezza; essere uno spendaccione □ (fam.) for free, gratis □ to get free, liberarsi; sciogliersi ( da corde o vincoli) □ to give sb. free rein, dare completa libertà d'azione a q.; dare carta bianca a q. □ to have one's hands free, avere le mani libere ( anche fig.); essere libero da lavori o impegni □ to make free with sb., prendersi delle libertà con q. □ to make free with st., servirsi liberamente di qc.; approfittare di qc. □ (naut.) to sail free, navigare a vento largo (o con il vento favorevole) □ (fig., scherz.) There's no such thing as a free lunch, nessuno fa qualcosa per niente; niente è gratis nella vita.

1 liberare; mettere in libertà: All the prisoners were freed, tutti i prigionieri sono stati liberati; to free from captivity, liberare dalla prigionia; to free from jail, scarcerare; He freed himself from the wreckage of his car, si è liberato dai rottami dell'auto

2 liberare; affrancare, emancipare: to free slaves, emancipare gli schiavi

3 ( anche leg.) esonerare; esentare: to free sb. from a duty, esonerare q. da un dovere

4 (econ., fin.) liberalizzare; togliere le restrizioni a: to free capital movements, liberalizzare i movimenti di capitali

5 (autom., mecc.) sbloccare.

1 che galleggia liberamente; che può muoversi liberamente; libero

2 (fig.) libero; non vincolato; non controllato; svincolato; sganciato: (fin.) free-floating exchange rates, tassi di cambio liberamente fluttuanti

3 (fig.: di persona) non impegnato; non allineato; libero.

1. adjective

1) свободный, вольный; находящийся на свободе; независимый; to make free use of smth. пользоваться чем-л. без ограничений; широко пользоваться чем-л.; to get free освободиться; to make (или to set) free освобождать; free choice свобода выбора

2) добровольный, без принуждения

3) незанятый, свободный

4) легкий, грациозный; free gesture непринужденный жест

5) неограниченный, не стесненный правилами, обычаями и т. п.; free love свободная любовь

6) щедрый; обильный; to be free with one's money быть щедрым, расточительным

7) бесплатный, даровой; освобожденный от оплаты; free education бесплатное образование; free of charge бесплатный; free of debt не имеющий долгов, задолженности; free of duty беспошлинный; free imports беспошлинные товары;

free on board comm.

а) фоб, франко-борт;

б) amer. франко-вагон; free port вольная гавань, порто-франко

8) открытый, доступный; free access свободный доступ

9) неприкрепленный, незакрепленный

10) лишенный (from - чего-л.); свободный (from - от чего-л); a day free from wind безветренный день; free from pain безболезненный

11) fin. free currency необратимая валюта, валюта, не имеющая обеспечения

free labour

а) hist. труд свободных людей (не рабов);

б) труд лиц, не принадлежащих к профсоюзам;

в) рабочие, не являющиеся членами профсоюза

to make free with smb. позволять себе вольности, бесцеремонность по отношению к кому-л.

free of за пределами; we're not free of the suburbs yet мы еще не выбрались из пригородов

free pardon полное прощение; амнистия

to give with a free hand раздавать щедрой рукой

to spend with a free hand швыряться деньгами

to have (to give) a free hand иметь (давать) полную свободу действий

vacant

2. adverb

1) свободно; to run free бегать на свободе

2) бесплатно

3. verb

освобождать (from, of - от); выпускать на свободу

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1 (a) бесплатный; свободный

2 (n) франко-условие

3 (v) освободить; освобождать

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безвозмездный

безплатно

бесплатен

бесплатно

бесплатный

волен

вольный

вызволить

вызволять

высвободить

освободить

освобождать

свободен

свободный

уволить

увольнять

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free

A n ( also free period) Sch ≈ heure f de libre.

B adj

1 (unhindered, unrestricted) [person, country, election, press, translation] libre (after n) ; [access, choice] libre (before n) ; to be free to do être libre de faire ; to leave sb free to do laisser qn libre de faire ; to feel free to do ne pas hésiter à faire ; feel free to ask questions n'hésitez pas à poser des questions ; ‘may I use your phone?’-‘feel free’ ‘puis-je me servir de votre téléphone?’-‘je vous en prie’ ; feel free to make yourself a coffee si tu veux un café, fais comme chez toi ; to break free of ou from se libérer de [influence, restriction] ; to set sb free from libérer qn de [situation, task] ; to set sb free to do donner toute liberté à qn pour faire ; a school where children are allowed free expression une école où les enfants peuvent s'exprimer librement ; there will be free movement of workers within the country les ouvriers auront le droit de circuler librement dans les limites du pays ; I oiled the hinges to allow free movement j'ai graissé les gonds pour faciliter le mouvement ; roadworks have restricted the free movement of traffic des travaux ont réduit la fluidité de la circulation ;

2 ( not captive or tied) [person, limb] libre ; [animal, bird] en liberté ; she grabbed it with her free hand elle l'a saisi de sa main libre ; one more tug and the rope/my shoe was free un coup de plus et la corde/ma chaussure était dégagée ; to set [sb/sth] free libérer [prisoner, hostage] ; rendre la liberté à [animal, bird] ; to pull a person/an animal free extirper une personne/un animal (from, of de) ; to pull sth free dégager qch [object, shoe] ; to break free [person, animal] se libérer (de ses liens) ; the boat broke free from ou of its moorings le bateau a rompu ses amarres ; how did the parrot get free? comment le perroquet s'est-il évadé? ; they had to cut the driver free from his car on a dû couper la tôle de la voiture pour dégager le chauffeur ; we managed to cut the rabbit free ( from trap) nous avons réussi à libérer or dégager le lapin ;

3 ( devoid) to be free from ou of sb [person] être libéré de qn ; free from ou of litter/weeds/pollution dépourvu de déchets/mauvaises herbes/pollution ; he's not entirely free from ou of blame il n'est pas tout à fait irréprochable ; a day free from ou of interruptions une journée sans interruptions ; she was free from ou of any bitterness/hatred elle n'éprouvait aucune amertume/haine ; I'm finally free from ou of debt je suis enfin débarrassé de mes dettes ; to be free from ou of pain ne pas souffrir ; this soup is free from ou of artificial colourings cette soupe ne contient pas de colorants artificiels ; free of ou from tax Fin exonéré d'impôts ; free of ou from interest Fin sans intérêts ;

4 ( costing nothing) [ticket, meal, delivery, sample] gratuit ; ‘admission free’ ‘entrée gratuite’ ; free gift Comm cadeau m ; she only came with us in the hope of a free meal/ride elle nous a accompagnés dans le seul espoir de gagner or d'économiser un repas/trajet ; you can't expect a free ride fig on n'a rien pour rien ; he's had a free ride fig il n'a pas trop sué ○ pour en arriver là ;

5 ( not occupied) [person, time, morning, chair, room] libre ; are you free for lunch on Monday? es-tu libre lundi pour déjeuner? ; is this seat free? cette place est-elle libre? ; I'm trying to keep Tuesday free to go and see her j'essaie de garder mon mardi libre pour pouvoir aller la voir ; ‘please leave ou keep this parking space free for disabled drivers’ ‘stationnement réservé aux conducteurs handicapés’ ;

6 (generous, lavish) to be free with être généreux/-euse avec [food, drink] ; être prodigue de [compliments, advice] ; they've always been very free with money ils ont toujours dépensé sans compter ; to make free with sth se servir généreusement de qch ;

7 ( familiar) familier/-ière ; he's too free in his manner il a des manières trop familières ; to make free with sb se permettre des familiarités avec qn ;

8 Chem [atom, nitrogen] libre ;

9 Ling [form, morpheme] non lié ; [vowel, stress] libre.

C adv

1 ( at liberty) [run, roam] librement, en toute liberté ; to go free [hostage] être libéré ; [murderer, criminal] circuler en toute liberté ; the rapist walked free from the court le violeur a pu sortir libre du tribunal ;

2 ( without payment) [give, mend, repair, travel] gratuitement ; buy two, get one free un produit de gratuit pour l'achat de deux ; children are admitted free l'entrée est gratuite pour les enfants.

D for free adv phr [give, mend, repair, work] gratuitement ; I'll tell you this for free ○ ça, je peux te le dire.

E vtr

1 ( set at liberty) (from prison, captivity, slavery, chains, trap) libérer [person, animal] ; ( from wreckage) dégager ; to free sth from sth dégager or libérer qch de qch ; to free sb from libérer qn de [prison] ; débarrasser qn de [burden, prejudice] ; décharger qn de [blame, responsibility] ; délivrer qn de [oppression, anxiety, guilt] ; soulager qn de [suffering, disease] ; to free sth from state control libérer qch du contrôle de l'État ;

2 ( make available) débloquer [money, capital, resources] ; libérer [person, hands] ; early retirement freed him to pursue his hobby la retraite anticipée lui a donné toute liberté pour se consacrer à son passe-temps favori ; she wants to free ou free up some time for interviewing elle veut se réserver un peu de temps pour des entretiens.

F v refl to free oneself (from chains, wreckage) se dégager ; to free oneself from se dégager de [chains, wreckage] ; se libérer de [control, restriction, influence] ; se débarrasser de [burden] ; se décharger de [blame, responsibility] ; se délivrer de [anxiety, guilt].

G - free (dans composés) smoke/oil/sugar/additive-free sans fumée/matières grasses/sucre/additifs ; interest-free Fin sans intérêt ; dust-free exempt de poussière ; ⇒ tax-free, lead-free, troublefree etc.

to give sb a free hand donner carte blanche à qn (in pour) ; to have a free hand avoir carte blanche (in pour ; in doing pour faire) ; free as a bird ou the air libre comme l'air ; the best things in life are free dans la vie les meilleures choses sont gratuites ; ⇒ country, lunch.

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m (FCF) <Finanz, Vw> free cash flow (FCF)

'free fall n

freier Fall;

to go into \free fall fin; ( fig) ins Bodenlose fallen;

the company's shares have gone into \free fall die Aktien des Unternehmens sind abgestürzt

fin. f.o.q.

fin. f.f.a., ffa

fin. fob

cash flow from operations after deducting interest, tax, dividends, and ongoing capital expenditure, but excluding capital expenditure associated with strategic acquisitions and/or disposals

a government’s minting of coins from precious metals provided by citizens

gold held by a government but not pledged as a reserve for the government’s currency

stock on hand or on order which has not been scheduled for use

1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) libre

2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) libre

3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) generoso

4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) abierto

5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuito, gratis

6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) libre

7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) libre

8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) libre de; librado de

1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) liberar, poner en libertad

2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) deshacerse de, librarse de

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- freedom

- Freepost

free¹ adj

1. libre

2. gratis / gratuito

free² vb soltar / poner en libertad / liberar

El gerundio de free se escribe freeing

tr[friː]

adjective

1 (gen) libre

■ it's a free country, isn't it? es un país libre, ¿verdad?

■ you're free to do what you like eres libre de hacer lo que quieras

2 (without cost) gratuito,-a, gratis; (exempt) libre ( from, de)

■ help yourself to tea and coffee - it's free sírvete té o café - es gratis

3 (not occupied) libre

■ is that seat free? ¿está libre esa silla?

■ do you know when the hall is free? ¿sabes cuando la sala está libre?

4 (not busy) libre

■ she'll be free after 4.00pm estará libre después de las 4.00

■ I don't have much free time no tengo mucho tiempo libre

■ are you free for dinner? ¿estás libre para comer?

5 (translations) libre

6 (in chemistry) libre

adverb

1 (gratis) gratis

■ children travel free los niños viajan gratis

2 (loose) suelto,-a

■ the screws have worked themselves free los tornillos se han aflojado

3 (in free manner) libremente, con toda libertad

■ animals in the wild can roam free los animales salvajes pueden vagar libremente

transitive verb

1 (liberate, release - person) poner en libertad, liberar; (- animal) soltar

■ the prisoner was freed el prisionero fue puesto en libertad

2 (rid) deshacerse (of/from, de), librarse (of/from, de)

3 (loosen, untie) soltar, desatar

4 (exempt) eximir ( from, de)

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feel free! ¡tú mismo,-a!

for free gratis

free and easy despreocupado,-a

free of charge gratuito,-a, gratis

free of tax libre de impuestos

free on board franco a bordo

to be free from / be free of estar libre de, quedar libre de

■ I was free from all my responsibilities quedé libre de todas mis responsabilidades

to be free with repartir generosamente, ser generoso,-a con

■ he's very free with his money es muy generoso con su dinero

to have a free hand in something tener carta blanca en algo

to run free andar suelto,-a

to set somebody free liberar a alguien, poner en libertad a alguien

free admission entrada libre

free agent persona libre de hacer lo que quiera

free enterprise libre empresa

free fall caída libre

free gift regalo

free house pub independiente que sirve varias marcas diferentes de cerveza

free kick saque nombre masculino de falta

free love amor nombre masculino libre

free market economy economía libre de mercado

free port puerto franco

free speech libertad nombre femenino de expresión

free ticket invitación nombre femenino

free trade libre cambio

free verse verso libre

free vote voto libre

free will libre albedrío

Free World Mundo Libre

free ['fri:] vt, freed ; freeing

1) liberate: libertar, liberar, poner en libertad

2) relieve, rid: librar, eximir

3) release, untie: desatar, soltar

4) unclog: desatascar, destapar

free adv

1) freely: libremente

2) gratis: gratuitamente, gratis

free adj, freer ; freest

1) : libre

free as a bird: libre como un pájaro

2) exempt: libre

tax-free: libre de impuestos

3) gratis: gratuito, gratis

4) voluntary: espontáneo, voluntario, libre

5) unoccupied: desocupado, libre

6) loose: suelto

• desahogado, -a adj.

• descampado, -a adj.

• desembarazado, -a adj.

• desenfadado, -a adj.

• exento, -a adj.

• franco, -a adj.

• gratis adj.

• gratuito, -a adj.

• holgado, -a adj.

• inmune adj.

• libre adj.

• suelto, -a adj.

• gratis adv.

• libremente adv.

• desembarazar v.

• escapar v.

• eximir v.

• libertar v.

• librar v.

• soltar v.

• zafar v.

adjective freer 'friːər, 'friːə(r), freest 'friːəst, 'friːɪst

1)

a) ( at liberty) (usu pred) libre

b) <country/people/press> libre

c) ( loose) suelto

2) (pred)

a) (without, rid of)

b) ( exempt)

3) ( costing nothing) <ticket/sample> gratis adj inv, gratuito; <schooling/health care> gratuito

4) ( not occupied) <table/chair> libre, desocupado; <time/hands> libre

5) ( lavish) generoso

a) ( without payment) gratuitamente, gratis

b) ( without restriction) <roam/run> a su (or mi etc) antojo

1)

a) ( liberate) \<\<prisoner/hostage\>\> poner* or dejar en libertad, soltar*; \<\<animal\>\> soltar*; \<\<nation/people/slave\>\> liberar

b) (relieve, rid)

2)

a) (untie, release) \<\<bound person\>\> soltar*, dejar libre; \<\<trapped person\>\> rescatar

b) (loose, clear) \<\<something stuck or caught\>\> desenganchar, soltar*

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- free up

1. ADJ

1) (=at liberty) libre; (=untied) libre, desatado

2) (=unrestricted) libre; [choice, translation] libre

- give free rein to

- give sb a free hand

- have a free hand to do sth

- as free as a bird or the air

3) (=clear, devoid)

4) (Pol) (=autonomous, independent) [country, state] libre

5) (=costing nothing) [ticket, delivery] gratuito, gratis; [sample, offer, transport, health care] gratuito

- there's no such thing as a free lunch

- get a free ride

6) (=not occupied) [seat, room, person, moment] libre; [post] vacante; [premises] desocupado

7) (=generous, open) generoso ( with con)

2. ADV

1) (=without charge)

2) (=without restraint)

3. VT

1) (=release) [+ prisoner, people] liberar, poner en libertad; (from wreckage etc) rescatar; (=untie) [+ person, animal] desatar, soltar

2) (=make available) [+ funds, resources] hacer disponible, liberar

3) (=rid, relieve)

- free up

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adjective freer ['friːər, 'friːə(r)], freest ['friːəst, 'friːɪst]

1)

a) ( at liberty) (usu pred) libre

b) <country/people/press> libre

c) ( loose) suelto

2) (pred)

a) (without, rid of)

b) ( exempt)

3) ( costing nothing) <ticket/sample> gratis adj inv, gratuito; <schooling/health care> gratuito

4) ( not occupied) <table/chair> libre, desocupado; <time/hands> libre

5) ( lavish) generoso

a) ( without payment) gratuitamente, gratis

b) ( without restriction) <roam/run> a su (or mi etc) antojo

1)

a) ( liberate) \<\<prisoner/hostage\>\> poner* or dejar en libertad, soltar*; \<\<animal\>\> soltar*; \<\<nation/people/slave\>\> liberar

b) (relieve, rid)

2)

a) (untie, release) \<\<bound person\>\> soltar*, dejar libre; \<\<trapped person\>\> rescatar

b) (loose, clear) \<\<something stuck or caught\>\> desenganchar, soltar*

•

- free up

n. m. C'est lefin du fin! It's the cat's whiskers! — It's the bee's knees! — It's first-rate!

n. f.

1. La fin des haricots: 'The last straw', the limit. Ça, c'est vraiment la fin des haricots! Well, that does it, count me out!

2. Avoir des fins de mois difficiles: To 'find it difficult to make ends meet', to be short of money.

3. Faire ses fins de mois: To engage in part-time prostitution to make ends meet.

4. Liquider lesfins de série: To 'weed out the weak', to get rid of the weaklings. (Originally this expression referred only to the selling off at reduced prices of items that were not 'going well'.)

5. Faire une fin (of footloose and fancy-free person): To turn over a new leaf and get married.

6. Faire une belle fin:

  a To end one's footloose and fancy-free days in style by a wealthy and opportune marriage.

  b To 'go out in a blaz'e of glory', to die in style.

7. Sentir lafin de saison: To 'be getting past it', to have aged noticcably.

adj. Avoir l'air fin: To 'look a proper Charlie', to look stupid. Ce que t'as l'air fin, mon pauvre vieux! (iron.): If you could only see yourself! (you'd realize how silly you are).

adv. Completely, absolutely. Etre fin prêt: To be ready to go. Etre fin ratiboisé: To be 'skint', to be stoney-broke. Etre fin saoul: To be 'pissed', 'sozzled', to be dead drunk.

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n no pl freier Fall

to go into \free fall FIN ( fig) ins Bodenlose fallen

the company's shares have gone into \free fall die Aktien des Unternehmens sind abgestürzt

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free fall s FLUG, PHYS freier Fall

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