libérer

to free

verb lee-beh-REH Less Common

Also means

to release

Usage Note

Libérer means to set free (a person, a prisoner, a country) and also to free up space or resources (libérer une place). The reflexive se libérer means to free oneself or to become available, as in je me libère à 18h (I'm free at 6 p.m.). The related noun la liberté means 'freedom' or 'liberty'.

Examples

"Les soldats ont libéré les prisonniers."

Natural Translation

The soldiers freed the prisoners.

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