libérer

A. vtr

• 1 to liberate [country, town]; to free [companion, hostage] Definition of liberate in the British & World English dictionary Definition of liberate in the US English dictionary Translate liberate | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to release [prisoner]; to free [slave, animal] Definition of release in the British & World English dictionary Definition of release in the US English dictionary Translate release | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 to allow [sb] to go [employee]

• 4 to liberate [person]; (of post, duties) to relieve [minister] libérer qn de l'emprise de qn = to get sb away from sb's influence Definition of liberate in the British & World English dictionary Definition of liberate in the US English dictionary Translate liberate | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 5 to release [emotion]; to give free rein to [imagination] Definition of release in the British & World English dictionary Definition of release in the US English dictionary Translate release | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 6 to relieve [mind, person] libérer sa conscience = to unburden oneself Definition of relieve in the British & World English dictionary Definition of relieve in the US English dictionary Translate relieve | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 7 to vacate [apartment, office] libérer la chambre avant midi (in hotel) = to check out before noon Definition of vacate in the British & World English dictionary Definition of vacate in the US English dictionary Translate vacate | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 8 to free [arm, hand]; to release [spring, catch] Definition of free in the British & World English dictionary Definition of free in the US English dictionary Translate free | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 9 to liberalize [economy, trade]; to deregulate [prices] libérer les loyers = to lift rent controls Definition of liberalize in the British & World English dictionary Definition of liberalize in the US English dictionary Translate liberalize | into Italian | into Spanish

• 10 to release [gas, energy] Definition of release in the British & World English dictionary Definition of release in the US English dictionary Translate release | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. v refl (+ v être)

• 1 to free oneself/itself se libérer d'une dette = to pay a debt

• 2j'essaierai de me libérer mercredi = I'll try and be free on Wednesday