free speech in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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speech [Brit spiːtʃ, Am spitʃ] N

I.free [Brit friː, Am fri] N a. free period SCHOOL

II.free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADJ

1. free (unhindered, unrestricted):

free person, country, election, press, translation
libre
free after n access, choice
libre
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 or from influence, restriction
se libérer de
to set sb free from situation, task
libérer qn de
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
the free movement of labour
la libre circulation des travailleurs
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. free (not captive or tied):

free person, limb
libre
free 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 prisoner, hostage
libérer
to set [sb/sth] free animal, bird
rendre la liberté à
to pull a person/an animal free
extirper une personne/un animal (from, of de)
to pull sth free object, shoe
dégager qc
to break free person, animal:
se libérer (de ses liens)
the boat broke free from or 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

III.free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADV

IV.free [Brit friː, Am fri] VB trans

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VIII.free [Brit friː, Am fri]

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See also trouble-free, tax-free, lunch, lead-free, country

trouble-free [Brit ˌtrʌb(ə)lˈfriː, Am ˌtrəblˈfri] ADJ

I.lunch [Brit lʌn(t)ʃ, Am lən(t)ʃ] N

II.lunch [Brit lʌn(t)ʃ, Am lən(t)ʃ] VB intr

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III.lunch [Brit lʌn(t)ʃ, Am lən(t)ʃ]

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lead-free [Brit lɛdˈfriː, Am lɛdˈfri] ADJ

country [Brit ˈkʌntri, Am ˈkəntri] N

free speech in the PONS Dictionary

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From this arose the principle of free speech, still practiced there today, whereby anyone can take their own soapbox along and address the crowd.
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As the 1960s progressed, he listened to students increasingly strident left-wing rhetoric and protected their right to free speech.
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But the teen says he didn't violate any school policy and was merely exercising his right to free speech.
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Without the ability to read or write, one is unaware of the concept of free speech and unable to know how to prevent its erosion.
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You don't have any freedom unless you have free speech, and freedom of religion.
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The new government has also failed in some cases to protect individuals exercising their free speech.
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For example, they can hold title to property, sue and be sued and are subject to taxation, although their free speech rights are limited.
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And you need free speech to fight for equality.
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The editors defended the editorial as satire and criticized the burning as suppression of free speech.
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He concluded this was an appropriate image for a book on free speech and word taboo.
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