|
Free
English
Etymology
From Old English freo, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz, which derives from Proto-Indo-European *prijos- dear, beloved.
Pronunciation
Adjective
free (comparative freer, superlative freest)
- Not imprisoned or enslaved .
- a free man
- Obtainable without payment.
- All drinks are free
- Unconstrained.
- He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted
- Unobstructed, without blockages .
- the drain was free
- Without obligations.
- free time
- Of software, with very few limitations on distribution or improvement compared to proprietary software .
- free software
Translations
not imprisoned
obtainable without payment
unconstrained
|
|
|
- Spanish: libre m and f
- Swedish: fri, lös
|
unobstructed
without obligations
of software, guaranteeing freedom to users and developers
Translations to be checked
The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above, removing any numbers. Any numbering associating translations with definitions is unreliable or incorrect.
- Afrikaans: verniet , gratis (5)
- Amharic: ነፃ
- Armenian: ազատ azat; առանց arranc‛ [arrants‘] (3); ձրի jri (5)
- Catalan: lliure (1,3), obert (2), gratis (5), gratuït (5), de franc (5)
- Chinese: (1) 自由的; 自由的 (2) 順暢 的, 通暢 的; (3) 無, 不含 , 未含 ; (4) 無限制 的; (5) 免費 的; 自由的 (zìyóu de) (1, 5), 免費 的 (miǎnfèi de) (2), 放肆 的 (fàngsì de) (3), 無拴住 的 (wú shuānzhù de) (4)
- Croatian: slobodan ; besplatan
- Czech: svobodný (1), volný (1, 2, 4), prostý + gen. (3), bezplatný (5)
- Danish: fri (1, 2, 3) (5 - rarely used), gratis (5), fri, gratis (2)
- Dutch: vrij, gratis (5), kosteloos (5)
- Ekspreso: libera
- Esperanto: libera, senpaga (5)
- Estonian: vaba, tasuta (2)
- Finnish: vapaa; ilmainen (5); rajoittamaton
- French: libre (1, 2); sans (3); illimité (4); gratuit (5), gratis (5)
- Frisian: frij
- Gothic: freis
- Hebrew: חינם ,חופשי ,w חופשי (khophshee or chofshee) (1) (4,5:slang); פנוי (panooy) (2); בלי (bli) without, free of... (3); חינם (kheenam or chinam) (5){note: 'ch' like German or Scottish Loch}
- Hungarian: szabad (1, 2), ingyenes (5), nélkül (3)
- Ido: libera (1, 5, 6), gratuita (2)
- Indonesian: bebas / merdeka (1), gratis / cuma-cuma (2), bebas / merdeka , gratis (5), cuma-cuma , tanpa , kosong
- ]: libere (1, 5, 6), franc (1, 5, 6), gratis (2), gratuite (2)
- Italian: lìbero (1, 2); senza (3), privo di (3); illimitato (4); gratuito (5)
- Irish: saor
- Japanese: 自由 (じゆう , jiyū) (1), 無料 (むりょう , muryō) / ただ (tada) (2), 自由 (じゆう , jiyū) (1), 無料 (むりょう , muryō) / ただ (tada) (5)
- Korean: 자유의 (自由-, jayueui) (1), 자유로운 (自由-, jayuroun) (5), 무료의 (無料 -, muryoeui) (2)
- Latin: liber (1, 2) (5 rarely)
- Latvian: brīvs (1, 2, 4); bez (3); par brīvu , bezmaksas (5)
- Lithuanian: laisvas (1, 2); be (3); neribotas (4); nemokamas (5)
- Limburgish: vrie
- Low Saxon: fri, leddig , lerrig , ledig
- Norwegian: fri, gratis (5)
- Occitan: liure (1,3), dobèrt (2), gratis (5), gratuït (5),
- Old English: freo, freolic
- Polish: wolny, niezależny , bezpłatny (5), nieograniczony
- Portuguese: livre (1,2), livre de (3), grátis (5), gratuito m (5), gratuita f (5), disponível , vazio m, vazia f
- Romanian: liber (1, 3, 5), gratis, gratuit (2), nelimitat (3), neîmpiedicat (4), liber (1), gratis (5), gratuit m (5), gratuită f (5), disponibil
- Russian: свободный , вольный , бесплатный (5)
- Serbian: slobodan (1), besplatan (5)
- Slovak: slobodný , bezplatný , slobodný (1), voľný (1, 2, 4), bezplatný (5)
- Slovenian: prost, svoboden
- Slovio: bezplatju
- Spanish: libre, gratis (5)
- Tamil: இலவசம்
- Turkish: özgür , serbest , bedava
- Volapük: libik , livik
Transitive verb
to free (present participle freeing , past tense and past participle freed )
- To make free; set at liberty; release; rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses.
Translations
make free
- Dutch: bevrijden , loslaten , laten gaan
- Esperanto: liberi
- Finnish: vapauttaa
- French: libérer , dégager (free someone from prison)
- German: befreien
- Greek: ελευθερώνω
- Interlingua: liberar
- Italian: liberare
|
|
- Latin: liberare
- Old English: geæmetigan
- Portuguese: libertar , livrar
- Romanian: a elibera
- Slovak: oslobodiť
- Spanish: librar
- Swedish: befria , frita (ga)
|
Derived terms
See also
|
|
