freeing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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 tax-free, trouble-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

I.break free VB [Brit breɪk -, Am breɪk -] (break free)

fragrance-free [ˈfreɪɡrənsfriː] ADJ

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freeing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be free with one's advice
être prodigue en conseils
to be as free as a bird
être libre comme le vent
to do sth of one's own free will
faire qc de son propre chef
to feel free as a bird
se sentir libre comme l'air
she's free to make her own choices
elle est libre de ses choix
to be free of any prejudice/commitment
être libre de tout préjugé/engagement
you came of your own free will
vous êtes venus de vous-mêmes
to free oneself from one's ties
se libérer de ses liens
to spend one's free time doing sth
occuper ses loisirs à faire qc
to free oneself from one's obligations
se dégager de ses obligations

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She plays a significant role in freeing the other heroes and shutting down the organization behind the brawls.
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Pulling the operating handle back causes the bolt to rock back and upwards, freeing a locking stud on the receiver and unlocking the bolt.
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Since spectrum space is limited, looking at other spectrum could allow other licensees to move elsewhere, perhaps freeing up more for wireless.
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The stories have been interpreted as a wish by women for the return of their brothers, freeing them from this control.
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She seizes his hypnotic medallion, the key to freeing the others from his mental control.
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Kindle and other e-readers give users easy, space-saving access to thousands of books, freeing up extra luggage room for more chargers, batteries and gadgets.
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The freeing of slaves before the death of the owner was traditionally a common practice among the very high nobility in the Maldives.
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By freeing cultivators from dependence on unreliable seasonal monsoons, they made possible an early green revolution that provided the country with large surpluses of rice.
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In 1948 the hospital joined the National Health Service freeing up the patients to the outside world as never before.
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Around 6,000 watermills were built to grind flour, freeing up labour for other more productive agricultural tasks.
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