to have (to give) a free hand

1. рисунок от руки

2. свобода действий

3. щедрая рука

n no pl freie Hand

to give sb/have a \free hand [to do sth] jdm freie Hand lassen/freie Hand haben[, etw zu tun]

free 'hand n

freie Hand;

to give sb/have a \free hand [to do sth] jdm freie Hand lassen/freie Hand haben[, etw zu tun]

   cвoбoдa дeйcтвий (oбыкн. упoтp. c гл. to give и to have)

    As for money, I can guarantee you E a year. As for your work,, you can have a completely free hand (C. P. Snow)

free [fri:]

1. a

1) свобо́дный, во́льный

2) незави́симый ( политически);

a free press свобо́дная пре́сса

;

3) находя́щийся на свобо́де; незави́симый;

to make free use of smth. по́льзоваться чем-л. без ограниче́ний; широко́ по́льзоваться чем-л.

;

to get free освободи́ться

;

4) свобо́дный от уз и обяза́тельств;

5) лишённый (of, from — чего-л.); свобо́дный (of, from — от чего-л.);

free of debt не име́ющий долго́в, задо́лженности

;

free of duty беспо́шлинный

;

6) доброво́льный, без принужде́ния;

7) непринуждённый, есте́ственный;

8) беспла́тный, освобождённый от опла́ты;

9) неза́нятый, свобо́дный;

are you free tonight? вы свобо́дны сего́дня ве́чером?

;

10) откры́тый, досту́пный;

11) ще́дрый; оби́льный;

12) откры́тый, открове́нный

13) не стеснённый пра́вилами, во́льный ( о литературном стиле)

14) широ́кий по смы́слу, во́льный;

15) распу́щенный, во́льный ( о поведении и т.п.)

16) во́льный, неприли́чный (разговор, рассказ и т.п.)

17) хим., физ. свобо́дный, несвя́занный, незакреплённый

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free labour

а) ист. труд свобо́дных люде́й ( не рабов);

б) труд лиц, не принадлежа́щих к профсою́зам;

в) рабо́чие, не явля́ющиеся чле́нами профсою́за;

to make free with smb. позволя́ть себе́ во́льности, бесцеремо́нность по отноше́нию к кому́-л.

;

free of за преде́лами

;

we're not free of the suburbs yet мы ещё не вы́брались из при́городов

;

free pardon по́лное проще́ние; амни́стия

;

to give with a free hand раздава́ть ще́дрой руко́й

;

to spend with a free hand швыря́ться деньга́ми

;

2. adv

1) свобо́дно;

2) беспла́тно

3. v освобожда́ть (from, of — от); выпуска́ть на свобо́ду

[fri:]

free щедрый; обильный; to be free with one's money быть щедрым, расточительным cost free бесплатно free лишенный (from - чего-л.); свободный (from - от чего-л); a day free from wind безветренный день; free from pain безболезненный delivered free of charge доставленный бесплатно delivered free to destination доставленный бесплатно к месту назначения delivery free с бесплатной доставкой free фин.: free currency необратимая валюта, валюта, не имеющая обеспечения free неограниченный, не стесненный правилами (обычаями и т. п.); free love свободная любовь free бесплатно free бесплатно, безвозмездно, беспошлинно free бесплатный, даровой; освобожденный от оплаты; free education бесплатное образование free бесплатный, безвозмездный, беспошлинный, не подлежащий налогообложению free бесплатный free выпускать на свободу free делать свободным free добровольно free добровольный, без принуждения free добровольный free легкий, грациозный; free gesture непринужденный жест free лишенный free лишенный (from - чего-л.); свободный (from - от чего-л); a day free from wind безветренный день; free from pain безболезненный free не несущий ответственности за убытки free не облагаемый налогом free незанятый, свободный free неприкрепленный, незакрепленный free освобождать (from, of - от); выпускать на свободу free освобождать free освобожденный от пошлины free открытый, доступный; free access свободный доступ free вчт. пустой free свободно; to run free бегать на свободе free свободно free свободный, вольный; находящийся на свободе; независимый free вчт. свободный free свободный free свободный от оплаты расходов free свободный от расходов free щедрый; обильный; to be free with one's money быть щедрым, расточительным free and easy разг. кабачок free and easy разг. концерт, встреча (и т. п.), где царит непринужденность free and easy непринужденный, чуждый условностей free at frontier price франко по предельной цене free at store франко-магазин free фин.: free currency необратимая валюта, валюта, не имеющая обеспечения free бесплатный, даровой; освобожденный от оплаты; free education бесплатное образование free лишенный (from - чего-л.); свободный (from - от чего-л); a day free from wind безветренный день; free from pain безболезненный free легкий, грациозный; free gesture непринужденный жест free of duty беспошлинный; free imports беспошлинные товары free labour рабочие, не являющиеся членами профсоюза; to make free (with smb.) позволять себе вольности, бесцеремонность (по отношению к кому-л.); free of за пределами free labour труд лиц, не принадлежащих к профсоюзам free labour ист. труд свободных людей (не рабов) free неограниченный, не стесненный правилами (обычаями и т. п.); free love свободная любовь free labour рабочие, не являющиеся членами профсоюза; to make free (with smb.) позволять себе вольности, бесцеремонность (по отношению к кому-л.); free of за пределами free of costs бесплатно free of customs свободный от таможенных пошлин free of charge бесплатный; free of debt не имеющий долгов, задолженности free of debt не имеющий долгов free of defects бездефектный free of duty беспошлинный; free imports беспошлинные товары free of income tax освобожденный от обложения подоходным налогом free of interest освобожденный от уплаты процентов free of premium освобожденный от уплаты страхового взноса we're not free of the suburbs yet мы еще не выбрались из пригородов; free pardon полное прощение; амнистия pardon: free free полное помилование free on board ком. амер. франко-вагон; free port вольная гавань, порто-франко port: free порт, гавань; port of call (of destination) порт захода (назначения); port of entry порт ввоза; free port вольная гавань, порто-франко free free свободный, вольный порт, порто-франко free free свободный порт free free франко-порт to make free use (of smth.) пользоваться (чем-л.) без ограничений; широко пользоваться (чем-л.); to get free освободиться 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 free labour рабочие, не являющиеся членами профсоюза; to make free (with smb.) позволять себе вольности, бесцеремонность (по отношению к кому-л.); free of за пределами to make (или to set) free освобождать; free choice свобода выбора to make free use (of smth.) пользоваться (чем-л.) без ограничений; широко пользоваться (чем-л.); to get free освободиться free свободно; to run free бегать на свободе set free освобождать set: to free at rest уладить (вопрос); to set at variance поссорить; вызвать конфликт; to set free освобождать; to set loose отпускать to give with a free hand раздавать щедрой рукой; to spend with a free hand швыряться деньгами we're not free of the suburbs yet мы еще не выбрались из пригородов; free pardon полное прощение; амнистия

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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[hænd] n ձեռք, դաստակ. իշխա նություն, հսկողություն. right/left hand աջ/ձախ ձեռք. clean/dirty/bony/steady/shaking, trembling/ heavy hand մա քուր/կեղտոտ/ոսկ րոտ/ուժեղ/դողացող/ծանր ձեռք. the palm of the hand ձեռքի ափը. the back of the hand ձեռքի ետևի մասը. cupped hands բուռ. hand in hand ձեռք ձեռքի, միա սին. offer one’s hand ձեռքն առաջարկել. shake one’s hand ձեռքը սեղմել, բարևել. join hand`s փխբ. ջանքերը միացնել, ձեռք ձեռքի տված գործել hands off! Ձեռներդ հեռու. hands up! Ձեռ քերդ վե՛ր. at hand ձեռքի տակ. near at hand մոտիկ, մոտերքում. with one’s bear hands (մերկ) ան զեն ձեռքերով, by hand ձեռքով, ձեռք ի աշխատանքով. at first hand սկզբնաղբյուրից. from hand to hand ձեռքից ձեռք. have only a pair of hands խսկց. երկու ձեռքից ավել չունենալ. get one’s hands on smb մեկին ձեռքը գցել. at the hand of ձեռ քից. die at the hand of the doctor բժշկի ձեռքից մեռնել. (տնօրինություն) be in good hands լավ ձեռքերում լինել. in hand ձեռքի/տնօ րի նության տակ. keep in hand ձեռքում/վերա հսկողության տակ պահել. take matters into one’s own hands գործերն իր ձեռքը վերցնել. get out of hand ձեռքից գնալ. It is not in my hands Դա իմ կա րողությունից դուրս է. hands աշխատող ձեռք, բանվոր, նավաստի. նավի անձ նակազմ. factory hand գործարանային բանվոր. farm hand գյուղատնտեսական բանվոր. hire hands աշխատող վարձել. hands wanted Աշխատող ձեռ քեր են պահանջվում. an old/good hand փորձ ված/լավ/վարպետ աշխատող. all hands up/on deck! ծով. ավրալ. (սլաք) the hands of the clock ժամացույցի սլաքները hour/minute hand (ժամացույցի) փոքր/մեծ սլաք. (ձեռագիր, ստորագրություն) a clear hand պարզ ձեռագիր. legible/illegible hand ընթեռնելի/անընթեռնելի ձե ռագիր. witness the hand ստորագրությունը հաս տատել. (թղթխ.) play a hand of bridge մի ձեռք բրիջ խաղալ. have a good hand լավ խաղա քարտեր ունենալ. show one’s hand փխբ. խա ղա թղթերը բաց անել. send a letter by hand նամակը սուրհանդակով ուղարկել. go down on one’s hands and knees չորեքթաթ անել. Winter is at hand Շուտով ձմեռ է. stick to the matter in hand նյու թից չշեղվել. on the one hand մի կողմից. on the other hand մյուս կողմից. on every/on all hands բո լոր կողմերից. cash in hand առձեռն գումար. have one’s hands full ազատ վայրկյան չունե նալ. give a free hand գործողություններին ազա տություն տալ. give a helping hand օգնել, օգ նություն ցույց տալ. get/gain/have/take the upper hand հաղթել, գերազանցել, հաղթանակ տանել. be hand in glove with մոտ/բարեկամական հարա բերությունների մեջ լինել. change hands ձեռքից ձեռք/ուրիշի ձեռք անցնել. do a hands turn մատը շարժել. He never does a hands turn Երբեք մատը չի շարժի. have/take/bear a hand in smth մատը խառը լինել. turn one’s hand ձեռ նար կել, սկսել. at any hand ամեն դեպքում. take oneself in hand իրեն հավաքել. get one’s hand in ըն տե լանալ, ձեռքը վարժեցնել. get the better hand առավելություն ձեռք բերել. live from hand to mouth կիսաքաղց ապրել. take smth into one’s own hands իր ձեռքն առնել. try one’s hand ձեռքը ինչ-որ բանում փորձել. make money hand over fist շատ փող վաստակել. wash one’s hands ձեռքերը լվանալ, հետ քաշվել. bind/tie hand and foot ձեռքն ու ոտքը կապել. hands down հեշ տությամբ. kiss one’s hand to օդային համ բույր ներ ուղարկել. lay hands on թաթը վրան դնել. off hand հանպատրաստից. անփույթ, ան փու թո րեն

[hænd] v տալ, փոխանցել, հանձնել. ձեռքը տալ. օգնել. hand a letter/a telegram նամակ/ հեռագիր տալ/հանձնել. hand down իջնելիս օգնել. ավանդ թողնել. hand down a le gend/ custom առասպել/սովորույթ ավանդել. (կտա կել) The picture was handed down from his grandfather Նկարը կտակել էր իր պապիկը. hand in հանձնել, տալ. hand in an application դի մում տալ. hand in the composition շարադ րու թյունը հանձնել. hand out բաժանել, բաշխել. hand over տալ, փոխանցել. hand round առաջարկել. hand round sweets քաղցրեղեն առաջարկել

hand [hænd]

main ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (g) aiguille ⇒ 1 (h) écriture ⇒ 1 (i) paume ⇒ 1 (j) ouvrier ⇒ 1 (k) passer ⇒ 2 donner ⇒ 2

1 noun

(a) Anatomy (of person) main f;

∎ to hold sb's hand tenir la main de qn;

∎ I held her hand je lui ai tenu la main;

∎ figurative she's asked me to go along and hold her hand elle m'a demandé de l'accompagner pour lui donner du courage;

∎ to hold hands se tenir par la main;

∎ to take sb's hand, to take sb by the hand prendre qn par la main, prendre la main de qn;

∎ to lead sb by the hand conduire qn par la main;

∎ he writes with his left hand il écrit de la main gauche;

∎ to put one's hands over one's eyes se couvrir les yeux de ses mains;

∎ to be on one's hands and knees être à quatre pattes;

∎ figurative to go down on one's hands and knees se mettre à genoux ou à plat ventre;

∎ to be good with one's hands être adroit de ses mains;

∎ my hands are full j'ai les mains occupées ou prises;

∎ figurative to have one's hands full avoir beaucoup à faire, avoir du pain sur la planche;

∎ I've got my hands full trying to cope as it is j'ai déjà assez à faire comme ça;

∎ to lay one's hands on sth (find) mettre la main sur qch;

∎ to get or to lay one's hands on sth (obtain) dénicher qch;

∎ to lay hands on sb faire violence à qn;

∎ figurative just wait till I get or lay my hands on her! attends un peu que je l'attrape!;

∎ to lift or to raise a hand to sb lever la main sur qn;

∎ figurative he never lifts a hand to help il ne lève jamais le petit doigt pour aider;

∎ hands off! bas les pattes!, pas touche!;

∎ hands off the unions/education system! pas touche aux syndicats/au système éducatif!;

∎ he can't keep his hands to himself il a la main baladeuse;

∎ I only have one pair of hands! je n'ai que deux mains!;

∎ look - no hands! (cyclist) sans les mains!;

∎ take your hands off me! ne me touche pas!;

∎ (put your) hands up! les mains en l'air!, haut les mains!;

∎ School hands up anyone who knows the answer que ceux qui connaissent la réponse lèvent le doigt ou la main;

∎ hands up all those who agree que ceux qui sont d'accord lèvent la main;

∎ to tie sb's hands attacher les mains de qn;

∎ they tied my hands behind my back ils m'ont lié ou attaché les mains dans le dos;

∎ I could do it with one hand tied behind my back je pourrais le faire sans aucun effort ou les doigts dans le nez;

∎ figurative my hands are tied j'ai les mains liées;

∎ figurative to sit on one's hands (applaud half-heartedly) applaudir sans enthousiasme; (do nothing) ne rien faire;

∎ to ask for sb's hand in marriage demander la main de qn, demander qn en mariage;

∎ at hand, near or close at hand (about to happen) proche; (nearby) à proximité;

∎ the hour is at hand l'heure est proche;

∎ to suffer at the hands of sb souffrir aux mains ou dans les mains de qn;

∎ to pass sth from hand to hand faire passer qch de mains en mains;

∎ hand in hand la main dans la main;

∎ figurative to go hand in hand (with sth) aller de pair (avec qch);

∎ to be hand in glove with sb travailler en étroite collaboration avec qn;

∎ to make money hand over fist gagner un argent fou;

∎ British familiar she doesn't do a hand's turn elle n'en fiche pas une;

∎ to live from hand to mouth tirer le diable par la queue;

∎ figurative to win hands down gagner haut la main;

∎ to beat sb hands down battre qn à plates couture(s);

∎ proverb many hands make light work = à beaucoup d'ouvriers la tâche devient aisée;

∎ on the one hand... but on the other hand... (used in the same sentence) d'un côté... mais de l'autre...;

∎ on the other hand (when beginning new sentence) d'un autre côté

(b) (assistance)

∎ to give sb a hand (with sth) donner un coup de main à qn;

∎ to lend a hand mettre la main à la pâte;

∎ do you need a hand (with that)? as-tu besoin d'un coup de main?

(c) (control, management)

∎ to need a firm hand avoir besoin d'être sérieusement pris en main;

∎ to rule with a firm hand diriger avec de la poigne;

∎ to take sb/sth in hand prendre qn/qch en main;

∎ to be out of hand (dog, child) ne rien écouter;

∎ to get out of hand (dog, child) devenir indocile; (meeting, situation) échapper à tout contrôle;

∎ the garden is getting out of hand le jardin à l'air d'une vraie jungle;

∎ to change hands (company, restaurant etc) changer de propriétaire;

∎ it's out of my hands cela ne m'appartient plus, ce n'est plus ma responsabilité ou de mon ressort;

∎ the matter is in the hands of the headmaster la question relève maintenant ou est maintenant du ressort du principal;

∎ I have put the matter in the hands of a lawyer j'ai confié l'affaire à un avocat;

∎ the answer lies in your own hands la solution est entre tes mains;

∎ to have too much time on one's hands avoir trop de temps à soi;

∎ to have sb/sth on one's hands avoir qn/qch sur les bras;

∎ now that that's off my hands à présent que je suis débarrassé de cela;

∎ it's out of my hands je ne peux (plus) rien y faire;

∎ to fall into the hands of the enemy tomber entre les mains de l'ennemi;

∎ to fall into the wrong hands (information, secret etc) tomber en de mauvaises mains;

∎ in the wrong hands this knowledge could be very dangerous si elles tombaient aux mains de personnes malintentionnées, ces connaissances pourraient être très dangereuses;

∎ in the right hands en de bonnes mains;

∎ to be in good or safe hands être en de bonnes mains;

∎ can I leave this in your hands? puis-je te demander de t'en occuper?;

∎ it leaves too much power in the hands of the police cela laisse trop de pouvoir à la police;

∎ to give sb a free hand donner carte blanche à qn;

∎ to take matters into one's own hands prendre les choses en main

(d) (applause)

∎ to give sb a (big) hand applaudir qn (bien fort)

(e) (influence, involvement)

∎ to have a hand in sth avoir quelque chose à voir dans qch, être impliqué dans qch;

∎ I had no hand in it je n'avais rien à voir là-dedans, je n'y étais pour rien;

∎ I see or detect your hand in this j'y vois ta marque

(f) (skill, ability)

∎ to have a light hand with pastry réussir une pâte légère;

∎ she can turn her hand to anything elle peut tout faire;

∎ to keep one's hand in garder la main;

∎ I was never much of a hand at it je n'ai jamais été très doué pour cela;

∎ to try one's hand at sth s'essayer à qch

(g) (in cards → cards held) main f, jeu m; (→ round, game) partie f; (→ player) joueur(euse) m,f;

∎ to have a good hand avoir du jeu;

∎ first/fourth hand (player) premie(ère) m,f/dernier(ère) m,f en cartes;

∎ figurative to show or to reveal one's hand dévoiler son jeu;

∎ figurative to throw in one's hand jeter l'éponge

(h) (of clock, watch) aiguille f; (of signpost, barometer) indicateur m;

∎ the little hand is pointing to three la petite aiguille est sur le trois

(i) (handwriting) écriture f;

∎ to have a good hand avoir une belle écriture

(j) (measurement of horse) paume f;

∎ a horse fifteen hands high un cheval de quinze paumes

(k) (worker) ouvrier(ère) m,f; (on ship) homme m, membre m de l'équipage;

∎ the ship was lost with all hands le navire a sombré corps et biens;

∎ old hand expert m, vieux m de la vieille;

∎ to be an old hand at sth avoir une vaste expérience de qch;

∎ also figurative all hands to the pump tout le monde à la rescousse

(l) (of bananas) régime m;

∎ hand of pork jambonneau m

2 transitive verb

passer, donner;

∎ to hand sth to sb, to hand sb sth passer ou donner qch à qn;

∎ to hand sb a letter/telegram remettre une lettre/un télégramme à qn;

∎ figurative to hand sth to sb on a plate apporter à qn qch sur un plateau;

∎ you've got to hand it to him chapeau!;

∎ figurative you have to hand it to her, she IS a good mother c'est une bonne mère, il faut lui accorder cela

3 by hand adverb

(written) à la main; (made, knitted, sewn) (à la) main;

∎ to wash sth by hand laver qch à la main;

∎ to send sth by hand faire porter qch;

∎ by hand (written on envelope) en ville;

∎ to rear an animal by hand élever un animal au biberon

4 in hand adverb

(a) (available → money) disponible; (→ time) devant soi;

∎ British do we have any time in hand? avons-nous du temps devant nous?

(b) (being dealt with) en cours;

∎ the matter is in hand on s'occupe de l'affaire;

∎ I have the situation well in hand j'ai la situation bien en main;

∎ to return to the matter in hand revenir à ses moutons;

∎ keep your mind on the job in hand concentre-toi sur l'affaire en cours

5 on hand adjective

(person) disponible

6 out of hand adverb

(immediately) sur-le-champ

7 to hand adverb

(letter, information etc) sous la main;

∎ use what comes to hand prends ce que tu as sous la main;

∎ he took the first one that came to hand il a pris le premier qui lui est tombé sous la main;

∎ the first excuse to hand le premier prétexte venu

►► hand baggage (UNCOUNT) bagages mpl à main;

hand controls commandes fpl manuelles;

hand cream crème f pour les mains;

Military hand grenade grenade f à main;

hand lotion lotion f pour les mains;

hand luggage (UNCOUNT) bagages mpl à main;

hand microphone micro m portatif;

Theatre hand puppet marionnette f;

hand signal signal m de la main;

∎ hand signals only (on vehicle) = indique que les clignotants d'un véhicule ne fonctionnent pas;

hand towel serviette f, essuie-mains m inv

➲ hand around separable transitive verb

(distribute) distribuer

➲ hand back separable transitive verb

(return) rapporter, rendre;

∎ she handed me back the bottle elle m'a repassé la bouteille;

∎ Radio & Television I now hand you back to the studio/Jon Snow je rends maintenant l'antenne au studio/à Jon Snow

➲ hand down separable transitive verb

(a) (pass, give from high place) passer, donner;

∎ hand me down the hammer passe-moi ou donne-moi le marteau (qui est là-haut)

(b) (heirloom, story) transmettre;

∎ the necklace/property has been handed down from mother to daughter for six generations le collier est transmis/la propriété est transmise de mère en fille depuis six générations;

∎ all her clothes had been handed down from her older sisters tous ses vêtements venaient de ses sœurs aînées

(c) Law (decision, sentence) annoncer; (judgment) rendre;

∎ American to hand down the budget annoncer le budget

➲ hand in separable transitive verb

(return, surrender → book) rendre; (→ ticket) remettre; (→ exam paper) rendre, remettre; (something found → to authorities, police etc) déposer, remettre;

∎ to hand in one's resignation donner ou remettre sa démission, demissioner

➲ hand off separable transitive verb

Sport (in rugby) raffûter

➲ hand on separable transitive verb

(a) (give to someone else) passer;

∎ to hand sth on to sb passer qch à qn

(b) = hand down (b)

➲ hand out separable transitive verb

(distribute) distribuer;

∎ we hand out 200 free meals a day nous servons 200 repas gratuits par jour;

∎ he's very good at handing out advice il est très fort pour ce qui est de distribuer des conseils;

∎ he's fond of handing it out, but can't take it (criticism) il se permet de critiquer les autres mais il déteste qu'on le critique;

∎ the French boxer handed out a lot of punishment le boxeur français a frappé à coups redoublés

➲ hand over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (pass, give → object) passer, donner;

∎ Radio & Television we now hand you over to the weather man/Bill Smith in Moscow nous passons maintenant l'antenne à notre météorologue/Bill Smith à Moscou;

∎ Telecommunications I'm handing him over now je te le passe tout de suite

(b) (surrender → weapons, hostage) remettre; (→ criminal) livrer; (→ power, authority) transmettre; Law (→ property) céder;

∎ he was handed over to the French police il a été livré à la ou aux mains de la police française;

∎ hand it over! donne!

2 intransitive verb

➲ hand round separable transitive verb

(distribute) distribuer

➲ hand up separable transitive verb

(pass, give from low place) passer, donner;

∎ hand me up the hammer passe-moi ou donne-moi le marteau (qui est là en bas)

hand [hænd]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. compounds

4. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = part of body) main f

• he took her by the hand il l'a prise par la main

• to take sth with both hands prendre qch à deux mains

• give me your hand donne-moi la main

• my hands are tied j'ai les mains liées

• I could do it with one hand tied behind my back je pourrais le faire les yeux fermés

• hand in hand main dans la main

• to go hand in hand (figurative) aller de pair

   b. ( = help) coup m de main

• could you give me a hand? tu peux me donner un coup de main ?

• would you like a hand with moving that? tu veux un coup de main pour déplacer ça ?

   c. ( = influence) influence f

• you could see his hand in everything the committee did on reconnaissait son influence dans tout ce que faisait le comité

   d. ( = worker) ouvrier m, - ière f

• the ship was lost with all hands le navire a disparu corps et biens

• the wedding's next week, so it's all hands on deck le mariage a lieu la semaine prochaine, alors on a besoin de tout le monde

   e. [of clock, watch] aiguille f

   f. (Cards) ( = cards one has) jeu m ; ( = game) partie f

• I've got a good hand j'ai un beau jeu

• we played a hand of bridge nous avons fait une partie de bridge

   g. ( = handwriting) écriture f

• she recognized his neat hand elle a reconnu son écriture bien nette

• the letter was written in his own hand la lettre était écrite de sa propre main

   h. (set structures)

► preposition + hand

• many suffered at the hands of the secret police beaucoup de gens ont souffert aux mains de la police secrète

• their defeat at the hands of Manchester leur défaite face à Manchester

• she had a book in her hand elle avait un livre à la main

• she was holding the earrings in her hand elle tenait les boucles d'oreilles dans sa main

• my life is in your hands ma vie est entre vos mains

• in one's own hands entre ses mains

• to put o.s. in sb's hands s'en remettre à qn

• to put sth into sb's hands confier qch à qn

• to fall into the hands of tomber aux mains de

• the children are now off our hands maintenant nous n'avons plus les enfants à la maison

• to get sth off one's hands se débarrasser de qch

• I'll take it off your hands je vous débarrasse ?

• we've got a difficult job on our hands une tâche difficile nous attend

• he had time on his hands il avait du temps devant lui

• to sit on one's hands rester sans rien faire

• she's got the boss eating out of her hand elle fait marcher le patron au doigt et à l'œil

• it is out of his hands ce n'est plus lui qui s'en occupe► hand + preposition/adverb

• she won hands down elle a gagné haut la main

• to get one's hand in se faire la main

• to have a hand in [+ task, achievement] jouer un rôle dans ; [+ crime] être mêlé à

• I had no hand in it je n'y suis pour rien

• to take a hand in sth contribuer à qch

• to keep one's hand in garder la main

• keep your hands off my things! (inf) touche pas à mes affaires ! (inf)

• hands off! (inf) bas les pattes ! (inf)

• to get one's hands on sth mettre la main sur qch

• just wait till I get my hands on him! (inf) attends un peu que je lui mette la main dessus !

• she read everything she could get her hands on elle a lu tout ce qui lui tombait sous la main

• he can set his hand to most things il y a peu de choses qu'il ne sache pas faire

• hands up! (at gun point) haut les mains ! ; (in school) levez la main !► adjective + hand

• they gave him a big hand ils l'ont applaudi bien fort

• he grabbed the opportunity with both hands il a sauté sur l'occasion

• to rule with a firm hand gouverner d'une main ferme

• at first hand de première main

• I've got my hands full at the moment je suis débordé en ce moment

• to have one's hands full with avoir fort à faire avec

• to be in good hands être en bonnes mains

• he's an old hand! il connaît la musique !

• on the one hand..., on the other hand d'une part..., d'autre part

• yes, but on the other hand he is very rich oui, mais il est très riche

• to gain the upper hand prendre l'avantage

• to get into the wrong hands tomber entre de mauvaises mains► hand + noun

• he's making money hand over fist il fait des affaires en or

• we're losing money hand over fist nous perdons énormément d'argent

• he was bound hand and foot il était pieds et poings liés

• she expected to be waited on hand and foot elle voulait être servie comme une princesse

• they are hand in glove ils sont de mèche

• they were walking along hand in hand ils marchaient main dans la main

• research and teaching go hand in hand la recherche et l'enseignement vont de pair

• from hand to hand de main en main

• on (one's) hands and knees à quatre pattes

• to live from hand to mouth vivre au jour le jour► verb + hand

• to force sb's hand forcer la main à qn

• to show one's hand dévoiler son jeu

• he turned his hand to writing il s'est mis à écrire

• he can turn his hand to anything il sait tout faire► at hand ( = close by) à portée de main

• having the equipment at hand will be very helpful ce sera très pratique d'avoir l'équipement à portée de main► by hand à la main

• made by hand fait (à la) main

• the letter was delivered by hand quelqu'un a apporté la lettre► in hand

• Jason was at the door, suitcase in hand Jason était à la porte, sa valise à la main

• he opened the door, gun in hand il a ouvert la porte, pistolet au poing

• he had the situation well in hand il avait la situation bien en main

• to take sb in hand prendre qn en main

• he had £6,000 in hand il avait 6 000 livres de disponibles

• let's concentrate on the job in hand revenons à nos moutons► off hand

• I don't know off hand je ne pourrais pas le dire de tête► on hand sur place

• there are experts on hand to give you advice il y a des experts sur place pour vous conseiller► out of hand

• to dismiss sth out of hand rejeter qch d'emblée

• to get out of hand [situation, spending] échapper à tout contrôle► to hand

• I haven't got the letter to hand je n'ai pas la lettre sous la main

• the information to hand les renseignements mpl disponibles

• she seized the first weapon to hand elle s'est emparée de la première arme venue

2. transitive verb

( = give) donner ; ( = hold out) tendre

• to hand sb sth donner qch à qn

• you've got to hand it to him, he did it very well (inf) il faut reconnaître qu'il l'a très bien fait

3. compounds

► hand-baggage noun bagages mpl à main

► hand cream noun crème f pour les mains

► hand-drier, hand-dryer noun sèche-mains m inv

► hand grenade noun grenade f

► hand-held adjective portable

► hand-knitted adjective tricoté à la main

► hand lotion noun lotion f pour les mains

► hand-luggage noun bagages mpl à main

► hand-me-down (inf) noun vêtement m déjà porté

► hand-out noun ( = leaflet) prospectus m ; (at lecture, meeting) polycopié m ; ( = subsidy) subvention f

► hand-painted adjective peint à la main

► hand-pick transitive verb [+ people] trier sur le volet

► hand-picked adjective [people] trié sur le volet

► hand puppet noun marionnette f à gaine

► hands-free adjective [telephone] mains libres

► hands-off adjective [policy] de non-intervention

► hands-on adjective [experience] pratique

► hand-to-hand adjective, adverb

• to fight hand-to-hand combattre corps à corps

• hand-to-hand fighting du corps à corps ► hand-to-mouth adjective

• to lead a hand-to-mouth existence vivre au jour le jour ► hand towel noun essuie-mains m inv

► hand wash transitive verb laver à la main

► hand-woven adjective tissé à la main

4. Phrasal Verbs

► hand around separable transitive verb

= hand round

► hand back separable transitive verb rendre (to à)

► hand down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ object]

he handed me down the dictionary from the top shelf il m'a passé le dictionnaire qui était en haut de l'étagère

   b. ( = pass on) transmettre

• the farm's been handed down from generation to generation cette ferme s'est transmise de génération en génération► hand in separable transitive verb remettre (to à)

• hand this in at the office remettez cela à quelqu'un au bureau

• your wallet's been handed in at reception on a rapporté votre portefeuille à la réception► hand on separable transitive verb

   a. ( = pass to sb else) donner (to à)

   b. = hand down► hand out separable transitive verb distribuer

• to hand out advice donner des conseils► hand over

1. intransitive verb

• to hand over to sb passer le relais à qn ; (at meeting) passer le micro à qn ; (on radio, TV) passer l'antenne à qn

2. separable transitive verb

[+ object] remettre ; [+ criminal] livrer ; [+ authority, powers] ( = transfer) transmettre ; ( = surrender) céder ; [+ property, business] céder

► hand round separable transitive verb

[+ bottle, papers] faire circuler ; [+ cakes] faire passer ; [hostess] offrir

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1) main f

2) ( control)

3) ( writing) écriture f

4) Games ( cards dealt) jeu m; ( game) partie f

5) ( worker) gén ouvrier/-ière m/f; Nautical membre m de l'équipage

6) ( skill)

7) ( pointer) (on clock, dial) aiguille f

8) (aspect, side)

transitive verb

in hand adjectival phrase

1) ( current) en cours

2) ( to spare)

out of hand adverbial phrase [reject] d'emblée

- hand back

- hand down

- hand in

- hand out

- hand over

- hand round

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1 mano: to hold hands, tenersi per mano; to lead sb. by the hand, condurre q. per mano; to shake sb. 's hand (o to shake hands with sb.) stringere (o dare) la mano a q.; (antiq.) to ask for a woman's hand, chiedere la mano d'una donna; She put her hands in her pockets, mise le mani in tasca; He was holding the matches in his hand, teneva in mano i fiammiferi; to wash one's hands, lavarsi le mani; to wave one's hand, agitare la mano ( in segno di saluto, ecc.); to clap hands, applaudire; to clap one's hand over one's mouth, mettersi la mano sulla bocca; to clasp sb. 's hand, stringere la mano a q.; to grasp sb. 's hand, afferrare la mano di q.; left hand, mano sinistra; to soil one's hands with st., sporcarsi le mani con q.; steady hand, mano ferma

2 aiuto; mano: to lend (o to give) a hand to sb. (o to give sb. a hand, to lend sb. a hand) dare una mano a q.; DIALOGO → - Downloading and printing- Could you give me a hand?, mi daresti una mano?

3 (pl.) proprietà; proprietario: The house has changed hands, la casa ha cambiato proprietario

4 potere; controllo; mano, mani: to be in enemy hands, essere in mano al nemico; The firm is in his hands now, l'azienda è ora nelle sue mani

5 mano d'autore; mano; segno caratteristico; tocco: The two paintings are by the same hand, i due quadri sono della stessa mano; with a light hand, con mano leggera

6 grafia; calligrafia; scrittura: a legible hand, una calligrafia (o scrittura) leggibile

7 (leg.) firma

8 lavorante; operaio; bracciante: factory hand, operaio; farm hand, bracciante agricolo

9 (naut.) membro dell'equipaggio; marinaio; (al pl., collett.) equipaggio, uomini, ciurma: All hands on deck!, equipaggio in coperta!; (fig. fam.) tutti al lavoro!

10 ago ( di strumento); lancetta ( di orologio); indice ( di meridiana): the hour [minute] hand, la lancetta delle ore [dei minuti]

11 ( alle carte) mano ( di partita): to play a hand of poker, fare una mano di poker; to play a good hand, giocar bene ( a carte)

12 ( alle carte) mano; carte: a poor hand, brutte carte in mano; a winning hand, mano vincente; carte vincenti; ( anche fig.) to show one's hand, mostrare le carte; mettere le carte in tavola; (fig., anche) scoprire il proprio gioco

13 palmo, spanna (per misurare l'altezza dei cavalli; pari a cm 10 circa)

14 (fam.) battimani; applauso: Let's give him a big hand!, facciamogli un bell'applauso!

15 grappolo, casco ( di banane)

16 mazzo ( di foglie di tabacco)

17 (pl.) ( sport) fallo di mano ( nel gioco del calcio)

● hand-barrow, carretto a mano; barella □ hand's breadth, palmo (misura di quattro ‘pollici’, pari a 10 cm circa); spanna □ hand canter, andatura lenta (spec. di cavallo) □ hands down, ( boxe) a mani basse; (fig.) facilmente, con estrema facilità: We beat them hands down, li battemmo facilmente □ (mecc.) hand drill, trapano a mano □ (telef.) hands-free ( set), auricolare □ hand gallop, piccolo galoppo □ (mil.) hand grenade, bomba a mano □ hand-gun ► handgun □ hand-held ► handheld, A □ (tecn.) hand-hole, portello ( di macchinario) □ (fig.) to be hand in glove ( with sb.), essere in combutta, essere culo e camicia (con q.) (fam.) □ hand in hand, mano nella mano; tenendosi per mano; (fig.) di pari passo: to walk hand in hand, camminare tenendosi per mano; to go hand in hand with st., andare di pari passo con qc.; accompagnarsi a qc. □ hand job ► handjob □ ( di pullover, ecc.) hand-knit (o hand-knitted), fatto a mano □ hand lens, lente d'ingrandimento □ hand-loom, telaio a mano □ (aeron.) hand luggage, bagaglio a mano □ hand-mill, macinino □ ( raro) hand money, caparra □ Hands off!, giù le mani!; togli (o togliete) le mani!; giù le zampe! (fam.) □ (di atteggiamento, ecc.) hands-off, che lascia autonomia agli altri, che non si intromette; distaccato: a hands-off policy, una politica di non intervento □ (fam.) hands-on, manuale; pratico: hands-on training, addestramento pratico; pratica □ (org. az.) hands-on management, gestione attiva □ hand organ, organetto; organino □ (fig.) hand over fist, in fretta; in grande quantità: to make money hand over fist, guadagnare soldi a palate; to lose money hand over fist, perdere un mucchio di soldi; essere una macchina mangiasoldi □ hand over hand, portando alternativamente una mano sopra l'altra ( come nell'arrampicarsi su una fune); (fig.) con progressione rapida e continua □ hand-painted, dipinto a mano □ hand press, (mecc.) pressa a mano; (tipogr.) torchio a mano □ (tecn.) hand pump, pompa a mano □ hand-reading, chiromanzia; lettura della mano □ (leg.) hand sale, compravendita verbale □ (tipogr.) hand-set, composto a mano □ (tipogr.) hand-setting, composizione a mano □ ( di scarpa, stivale, ecc.) hand-sewn, cucito (o fatto) a mano □ hand signal, segnale ( di svolta, ecc.) fatto a mano ( da un ciclista, ecc.) □ ( ginnastica) hand spring, salto sulle mani; ribaltata □ (fig.) to have one's hands tied, avere le mani legate □ a hand-to-hand fight, un combattimento corpo a corpo □ hand-to-mouth, precario; alla giornata: a hand-to-mouth existence, esistenza precaria □ (econ.) hand-to-mouth buying, acquisto minimo; acquisti ridotti all'osso □ hand tool, utensile a mano, utensile manuale □ ( USA) hand truck, carrello a mano □ Hands up!, mani in alto!; ( anche) su le mani, chi è d'accordo alzi la mano □ hand vote, voto per alzata di mano □ (tecn.) hand-wheel, volantino □ at hand, a portata di mano; vicino, imminente: My parents live close at hand, i miei genitori abitano proprio qui vicino; The end of the term is at hand, la fine del trimestre è vicina (o imminente) □ at the hands of, per mano di; a opera di: He suffered greatly at the hands of his daughters, ha sofferto molto per colpa delle figlie □ at first [at second] hand, di prima [di seconda] mano: to hear st. (at) second hand, apprendere qc. di seconda mano □ at sb. 's right hand, alla destra di q. □ to be a bad hand at st., essere scarso in qc. □ ( anche fig.) to bind sb. hand and foot, legare q. mani e piedi □ by hand, a mano: fruit gathered by hand, frutta raccolta a mano; The letter was sent by hand, la lettera è stata inviata a mano □ to come to hand, capitare sotto mano; (comm.) pervenire: Your letter has come to hand, ci è pervenuta la vostra lettera □ (fig.) to force sb. 's hand, forzare la mano a q. □ to get st. off one's hands, liberarsi (o sbarazzarsi, disfarsi) di qc. □ to get one's hand in ( a job), fare la mano a (un lavoro); impratichirsi di (un lavoro) □ to get one' hands on sb., mettere le mani su q., acchiappare q. □ to be a good hand at st., aver mano a qc.; essere bravo in qc. □ (fam.) not to do a hand's turn, non fare niente; non muovere un dito □ to have a hand in st., giocare un ruolo in qc., mettere lo zampino in qc. (fam.) □ (fig.) to have one's hands full, essere occupatissimo □ (fig.) in hand, in serbo, di riserva; per le mani, in fase di esecuzione, in corso; sotto controllo; in pugno (fig.); ( sport) ancora da giocare, da recuperare: to keep some money in hand, tenere in serbo un po' di denaro; The work is still in hand, il lavoro è ancora in corso; to have the whole situation in hand, tenere in pugno la situazione; avere tutto sotto controllo □ to keep one's hands clean, non immischiarsi; tenersi fuori da qc. □ to keep (o to get) one's hand in, non perdere la mano a (fare qc.); stare in esercizio in (qc.) □ to lay hands on st., metter le mani sopra una cosa; impossessarsi di qc. □ to lay hands on sb., metter le mani addosso a q.; (relig.) imporre le mani su q. □ ( detto di un'organizzazione) The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, non c'è coordinamento; ognuno fa di testa propria □ to lift (o to raise) one's hands to (o against) sb., alzare le mani su q. □ to live from hand to mouth, vivere miseramente; vivere alla giornata □ (fig.) not to lift a hand ( to help sb.), non alzare (o non muovere) un dito (per aiutare q.) □ (fig.) off one's hands = out of one's hands ► sotto □ to be an old hand at a job, essere pratico di un lavoro □ on all hands, da tutte le parti □ on either hand, da entrambe le parti; da ambo i lati □ on every hand, da tutte le parti □ on hand, a disposizione, disponibile: We have many new items on hand, abbiamo molti articoli nuovi ( in magazzino, ecc.) a vostra disposizione □ ( di una persona) to be on hand, essere (o rendersi) disponibile; prestarsi (a fare qc.) □ (fig.) on sb. 's hands, a carico di q.; ( anche) a disposizione di q. □ (correl.) on the one hand…, on the other hand…, da un lato (o per un verso)…, dall'altro (o per l'altro) □ on the other hand, d'altra parte; d'altro canto; però □ out of hand, (avv.) subito, senza pensarci su; (agg.) che sfugge al controllo: The situation soon got out of hand, la situazione è sfuggita presto al controllo (o di mano) □ (fig.) out of one's hands, non più nelle proprie mani; non più a carico; non più di propria competenza: The matter is out of my hands, la faccenda non è più nelle mie mani □ to hand, sotto mano, a portata di mano □ to play for one's own hand, fare il proprio interesse □ (fig.) to play into sb. 's hands, fare il gioco di q. □ to put (o to set) one's hand to st., mettere (o porre) mano a qc. □ The right hand doesn't know what the left one is doing = The left hand doesn't know… ► sopra □ to rule with a heavy (o an iron) hand, governare con il pugno di ferro □ (fig.) to stay sb. 's hand, fermare la mano di q., impedire a q. di agire □ to take a hand in st. = to have a hand in st. ► sopra □ to take sb. in (o into) hand, prendersi cura di q.; controllare, tenere a freno, fare rigare diritto q. □ to take st. in hand, occuparsi di, prendere in mano qc. (fig.) □ (fig., slang USA) to talk to the hand, parlare al muro (fam. fig.); parlare a q. che non ascolta □ to try one's hand at st., cimentarsi in qc. □ to turn one's hand to st., intraprendere qc.; cimentarsi in qc. □ (fig.) to wash one's hands of st., lavarsi le mani di qc. □ a with high hand, con arroganza; da prepotente □ with a heavy hand, con mano pesante; con il pugno di ferro, spietatamente □ (prov.) Many hands make light work, l'unione fa la forza □ (prov.) One hand washes the other, una mano lava l'altra □ (prov.) The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, il potere è donna.

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.

(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.

give

A n élasticité f ; this surface has more give cette surface amortit mieux les chocs.

B vtr ( prét gave ; pp given)

1 ( hand over) [person] donner [object, money, medal, prize, punishment, hand, arm] (to à) ; offrir [present, drink, sandwich] (to à) ; to give sb sth gen donner qch à qn ; (politely, as gift) offrir qch à qn ; give it me!, give me it! donne-moi ça! ; give him a drink donne-lui à boire ; to give sb sth for offrir qch à qn pour [birthday, Christmas] ; how much ou what will you give me for it? combien m'en donnes-tu? ; I'll give you 50 cents for it je t'en donne 50 cents ; I'd give anything for/to do je donnerais n'importe quoi pour/pour faire ; what wouldn't I give for…! je donnerais cher pour…! ; to give sb sth as offrir qch à qn comme [present, token, symbol] ; to give sb sth to carry/look after donner qch à qn à porter/surveiller ;

2 ( cause to have) to give sb [sth], to give [sth] to sb donner [qch] à qn [headache, indigestion, vertigo, nightmares, satisfaction] ; transmettre or passer [qch] à qn [disease, infection, virus] ; he's given me his cough il m'a passé sa toux ; to give sb pleasure faire plaisir à qn ;

3 (provide, produce) donner [milk, flavour, result, answer, sum] ; apporter [heat, light, vitamin, nutrient] ; faire [total] ; blue and yellow give (you) green le bleu et le jaune donnent le vert ; the number was given to three decimal places/in metric units le nombre était donné jusqu'à la troisième décimale/en unités du système métrique ;

4 (allow, accord) [authority] accorder [custody, grant, bursary] ; laisser qch à qn [seat] ; [hotelier] donner [room] ; to give sb sth donner or accorder qch à qn [time, time period] (to do pour faire) ; give me a minute donne-moi une minute ; to give sb enough room laisser suffisamment de place à qn ; I'll give him another hour, then I'm calling the police je lui donne or accorde encore une heure, et j'appelle la police ; she gave him a week to decide elle lui a donné or accordé une semaine pour décider ; he was given six months to live on lui a donné six mois à vivre ; how long do you give the new boss/their marriage? combien de temps donnes-tu au nouveau patron/à leur mariage? ; it is not given to all of us to do sout il n'est pas donné à tout le monde de faire ; she can sing, I'll give her that elle sait chanter, je lui reconnais au moins ça ; it's original, I'll give you that c'est original, je te l'accorde ; she could give her opponent five years elle a au moins cinq ans de plus que son adversaire ; the polls give Labour a lead les Travaillistes sont en tête dans les sondages ;

5 Med to give sb sth, to give sth to sb donner qch à qn [treatment, medicine] ; greffer qch à qn [organ] ; poser qch à qn [artificial limb, pacemaker] ; faire qch à qn [facelift, injection, massage] ; can you give me something for the pain? pouvez-vous me donner quelque chose contre la douleur? ;

6 ( communicate) gen, Telecom donner [advice, information, appointment] ; to give sb sth passer qch à qn [extension, number, department] ; give me the sales manager, please passez-moi le directeur commercial, s'il vous plaît ; I was given to understand ou believe that on m'a laissé entendre que ;

7 ( give birth to) she gave him two sons elle lui donna deux fils.

C vi ( prét gave ; pp given)

1 ( contribute) donner, faire un don ; to give to sth ( habitually) faire des dons à qch ; she never gives to charity elle ne donne jamais rien aux organisations caritatives ; ‘please give generously’ ‘merci (de vos dons)’ ;

2 (bend, flex) [mattress, sofa] s'affaisser (under sous) ; [shelf, bridge, floorboard] fléchir (under sous) ; [branch] ployer (under sous) ; [leather, fabric] s'assouplir ;

3 (yield, break) = give way ;

4 (concede, yield) [person, side] céder ; something has to give ça va finir par craquer.

D v refl ( prét gave ; pp given) to give oneself to ( devote oneself) se consacrer à [cause, good works] ; euph ( sexually) se donner à [person].

don't give me that ○ ! ne (me) raconte pas d'histoires! ; give or take an inch (or two) à quelques centimètres près ; give me a nice cup of tea any day ou every time ○ ! rien ne vaut une bonne tasse de thé! ; if this is the big city, give me a village every time ○ si c'est ça la ville, alors vive les petits villages ; ‘I give you the bride and groom!’ ‘je bois à la santé du marié et de la mariée!’ ; I'll give you something to cry about ○ ! tu vas savoir pourquoi tu pleure! ; I'll give you something to complain about ○ ! je vais t'apprendre à te plaindres! ; more money? I'll give you more money! ○ je vais t'en donner, moi, de l'argent! ; to give and take faire des concessions ; to give as good as one gets rendre coup pour coup ; to give it all one's got ○ (y) mettre le paquet ; to give sb what for ○ passer un savon à qn ○ ; what gives? ○ qu'est-ce qui se passe?

■ give away:

▶ give away [sth], give [sth] away

1 (as gift, offer, charity) donner [item, sample, ticket] (to à) ; distribuer [samples, tickets] ; we're practically giving them away! à ce prix-là, c'est donné! ; they're not exactly giving it away iron on ne peut pas dire que c'est donné ; we've got 100 copies to give away! il y a 100 exemplaires à gagner! ;

2 ( reveal) révéler [secret, answer, story, ending] (to à) ; the flavour gives it away on le sent au goût ;

3 (waste, lose carelessly) laisser échapper [match, goal, advantage] (to au bénéfice de) ;

▶ give [sb] away, give away [sb]

1 ( betray) [expression, fingerprints] trahir ; [person] dénoncer [person] (to à) ; to give oneself away se trahir (by doing en faisant) ;

2 ( in marriage) conduire [qn] à l'autel.

■ give back:

▶ give [sth] back, give back [sth]

1 (restore, return) rendre [possession, appetite, sight, freedom] (to à) ; give it back! rends (-moi) ça! ; …or we'll give you your money back …ou vous serez remboursé ;

2 ( reflect) renvoyer [echo, sound, light].

■ give forth littér ou hum:

▶ give forth [sth] dégager [smell] ; émettre [sound].

■ give in:

▶ give in

1 (to temptation, threat, person) céder (to à) ;

2 ( stop trying) abandonner ; I give in-tell me! je donne ma langue au chat ○, dis-le moi! ;

▶ give in [sth], give [sth] in rendre [homework, essay] ; remettre [ticket, key, petition].

■ give off:

▶ give off [sth] émettre [signal, scent, radiation, light] ; dégager [heat, fumes, oxygen] ; he was giving off hostile signals il montrait des signes d'hostilité.

■ give onto:

▶ give onto [sth] donner sur [street, yard etc].

■ give out:

▶ give out [strength, battery, ink, fuel, supplies] s'épuiser ; [engine, machine] tomber en panne ;

▶ give out [sth], give [sth] out

1 ( distribute) distribuer [books, leaflets, gifts] (to à) ;

2 ( emit) = give off ;

3 ( announce) donner [information, details].

■ give over:

▶ give over ○ arrêter ; give over! arrête! ; to give over doing ○ arrêter de faire ;

▶ give over [sth], give [sth] over

1 affecter or réserver [place, room] (to à) ;

2 consacrer [time, life] (to à) ; the rest of the day was given over to le reste de la journée était consacré à ;

3 ( hand over) remettre [qch] à [person] ;

▶ give oneself over to

1 ( devote oneself) se consacrer à [good works, writing] ;

2 ( let oneself go) s'abandonner à [despair, joy] ;

3 ( hand oneself to) se rendre à [police].

■ give up:

▶ give up abandonner ; do you give up? tu abandonnes? ; I give up! ( exasperated) j'abandonne! ; don't give up! tiens bon! ; to give up on laisser tomber [diet, crossword, pupil, patient] ; ne plus compter sur [friend, partner, associate] ; I've given up on him je ne compte plus sur lui! ;

▶ give up [sth], give [sth] up

1 ( renounce or sacrifice) renoncer à [vice, habit, social life, throne, title, claim] ; sacrifier [free time, Saturdays etc] ; quitter [job, work] ; to give up smoking/drinking cesser de fumer/de boire ; to give everything up for sb renoncer à tout pour qn ; to give up one's free time for sth consacrer son temps libre à qch ;

2 (abandon, drop) abandonner [search, hope, struggle, school subject] ; renoncer à [idea, thought] ; to give up trying/writing cesser d'essayer/d'écrire ;

3 ( surrender) céder [seat, place, territory] ; remettre [passport, key] ; livrer [secret, treasure] ;

▶ give up [sb], give [sb] up

1 ( hand over) livrer (to à) ; to give oneself up se livrer, se rendre (to à) ;

2 GB ( stop expecting to arrive) ne plus attendre ; I'd given you up! je ne t'attendais plus! ;

3 ( stop expecting to recover) considérer [qn] comme perdu ;

4 ( discontinue relations with) laisser tomber [lover] ; délaisser [friend].

■ give way:

▶ give way

1 ( collapse) [bridge, table, chair, wall, ceiling] s'effondrer (under sous) ; [fence, cable, rope] céder (under sous) ; his legs gave way under the weight/when he heard the news ses jambes se sont dérobées sous le poids/sous lui quand il a appris la nouvelle ;

2 GB ( when driving) céder le passage (to à) ;

3 (concede, yield) céder ; to give way to ( yield to) céder à [pressure, demands, person, fear, temptation, urge] ; s'abandonner à [despair, base instincts] ; ( be replaced by) faire place à [sunshine, relief, new methods].

give up rinunciare, arrendersi

1) (renounce or sacrifice) abbandonare, perdere [vice, habit]; rinunciare a [title, claim]; sacrificare [ free time]; lasciare [ job]

2) (abandon) abbandonare [search, hope, struggle, subject]; rinunciare a [ idea]

3) (surrender) cedere [seat, territory]; restituire [passport, key]; give up [sb.], give [sb.] up

4) (hand over) consegnare

5) (drop) lasciare [ lover]; lasciar perdere, abbandonare [ friend]

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1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) smettere, abbandonare

2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) rinunciare a

3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) arrendersi; consegnare

4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) dedicare

5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) considerare come

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1. vt + adv

1) (surrender: place) cedere, (hand over: ticket) consegnare

2) (renounce: friend, boyfriend, job) lasciare, (abandon: idea) rinunciare a, abbandonare, (abandon hope for: patient) dare per spacciato (-a), (expected visitor) non aspettare più

3)

2. vi + adv

(stop trying) rinunciare, arrendersi

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give up rinunciare, arrendersi

1) (renounce or sacrifice) abbandonare, perdere [vice, habit]; rinunciare a [title, claim]; sacrificare [ free time]; lasciare [ job]

2) (abandon) abbandonare [search, hope, struggle, subject]; rinunciare a [ idea]

3) (surrender) cedere [seat, territory]; restituire [passport, key]; give up [sb.], give [sb.] up

4) (hand over) consegnare

5) (drop) lasciare [ lover]; lasciar perdere, abbandonare [ friend]

free [fri:]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. transitive verb

4. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. [person, animal, country] libre

• he managed to get free il a réussi à se libérer

• to go free [prisoner] être relâché

• to set a prisoner free libérer un prisonnier

• they had to cut the driver free from the wreckage ils ont dû désincarcérer le conducteur du véhicule accidenté

• to have a free hand to do sth avoir carte blanche pour faire qch

• he was free to refuse il était libre de refuser

• you're free to choose vous êtes libre de choisir

• I will be free at 2 o'clock je serai libre à 14 heures

• 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 ?

► to feel free to do sth

• please feel free to ask questions n'hésitez pas à poser des questions

• 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)

to be free from responsibility être dégagé de toute responsabilité

• to be free of pain ne pas souffrir

• a world free of nuclear weapons un monde sans armes nucléaires

• the elections have been free of violence les élections se sont déroulées sans violence

   b. ( = costing nothing) [object, ticket] gratuit

• "free mug with each towel" « une chope gratuite pour tout achat d'une serviette »

• admission free entrée f libre

• delivery free livraison f gratuite

• as a free gift en cadeau

• free sample échantillon m gratuit

• there's no such thing as a free lunch tout se paie

   c. ( = lavish) généreux

• to be free with one's money dépenser son argent sans compter

• you're very free with your advice (ironic) vous êtes particulièrement prodigue de conseils (ironique)

2. adverb

   a. ( = without payment) [give, get, travel] gratuitement

   b. ( = without restraint) [run about] en liberté

   c. ( = expressing release) to pull free se dégager

• to wriggle free [person] se libérer en se tortillant

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = liberate) [+ nation, slave, caged animal, prisoner] libérer ; [+ person] (from wreckage) dégager ; (from burden) soulager

   b. ( = untie) [+ person, animal] détacher

4. compounds

► free agent noun

• to be a free agent avoir toute liberté d'action ► Free Church noun (British) église f non-conformiste adjective

► free climbing noun escalade f libre

► free(-)diving noun plongée f libre

► free enterprise noun libre entreprise f

► free-enterprise economy noun économie f de marché

► free fall noun chute f libre

• to go into free fall faire une chute libre ► free flight noun (in plane) vol m libre

► free-floating adjective (in water, space) qui flotte librement ; (figurative) [person] sans attaches

► free-for-all noun mêlée f générale

► free house noun (British) pub m (qui n'appartient pas à une chaîne)

► free kick noun (Sport) coup m franc

► free-market economy noun économie f de marché

► free-marketeer noun partisan m de l'économie de marché

► free of charge adverb gratuitement

► free period noun heure f de permanence

► free radical noun radical m libre

► free-range chicken noun poulet m élevé en plein air

► free-range egg noun œuf m de poule élevée en plein air

► free speech noun liberté f de parole

► free spirit noun esprit m libre

► free-spirited adjective [person, ways] non conformiste

► free-standing adjective [furniture] non encastré

► free throw noun (US Sport) lancer m franc

► free-to-air adjective (TV) gratuit

► free trade noun libre-échange m

► free-trade zone noun zone f franche

► free vote noun vote m de conscience (sans consigne de vote)

► free will noun

• he did it of his own free will il l'a fait de son propre gré

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noun (also free period) School ≈ heure f de libre

1) (unhindered, unrestricted) [person, country, election, press, translation] libre (after n); [access, choice] libre (before n)

2) ( not captive or tied) [person, limb] libre; [animal, bird] en liberté

3) ( devoid)

4) ( costing nothing) gratuit