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libéral

liberal

adjective lee-beh-RAHL Rare

Origin: Latin liberalis (befitting a free person)

Also means

open-minded, generous

Usage Note

Libéral covers both the political sense (favouring individual freedoms and free markets) and the personal sense of being broad-minded or generous. In France, une profession libérale refers to a self-employed skilled profession (doctor, lawyer, architect), a very common usage. The masculine plural is libéraux.

Examples

"Il a des idées libérales sur l'économie."

Natural Translation

He has liberal ideas about the economy.

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