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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