| Additional Translations |
| free adj | (not literal) | libre adj mf |
| | The newspaper gave a free interpretation of events. |
| | El periódico les dio una interpretación libre a los sucesos. |
| free adj | (politically independent) | independiente adj mf |
| | The former colony became free last year. |
| | La excolonia es independiente desde el año pasado. |
| free adj | (view: unobstructed) | completo/a adj |
| | We have a free view of the stage from here. |
| | Desde aquí tenemos una vista completa del escenario. |
| free adj | (unfettered) | libre adj mf |
| | After the divorce, he was given free access to his children. |
| | Después del divorcio, le concedieron libre acceso a sus hijos. |
| free adj | (chemistry: uncombined) | libre adj mf |
| | Substances conduct because of free electrons. |
| | Las sustancias son conductoras gracias a los electrones libres. |
| free adj | (loose) | suelto/a adj |
| | | holgado/a adj |
| | | amplio/a adj |
| | I prefer clothes that are free and light. |
| | Prefiero la ropa suelta y ligera. |
| | Prefiero la ropa holgada y ligera. |
| | Prefiero la ropa amplia y ligera. |
| free adj | (unrestrained) | libre adj mf |
| | (informal) | con confianza, con libertad loc adv |
| | You are free to ask questions. |
| | Eres libre de hacer preguntas. |
| free adj | (frank) | franco/a adj |
| | | sincero/a adj |
| | If I can be free with you, I'll tell you what's wrong. |
| | Si puedo ser franco contigo, te voy a decir qué está mal. |
| free adj | somewhat pejorative (lavish) | dadivoso/a adj |
| | (informal) | generoso/a adj |
| | | desprendido/a adj |
| | He was very free with his advice. |
| | Era muy dadivoso para dar consejos. |
| | Es muy generoso con sus consejos. |
free,
-free adj | (without: [sth] undesirable) | sin adv |
| Note: Used in combination |
| | This tube station has step-free access. |
| | La estación de subte tiene acceso sin escaleras. |
free of [sth],
free from [sth] adj + prep | (without) | libre de adj mf + prep |
| | | exento de adj + prep |
| | Your life will be free from stress. |
| | I try to use personal care products that are free of artificial scents. |
| | Tu vida quedará libre de estrés. |
| free adv | (freely) | libremente adv |
| | I love to run free along the beach. |
| | Me gusta correr libremente por la playa. |
| free adv | (gratis) | gratis adj inv |
| | I got this book free. |
| | Conseguí este libro gratis. |
| free [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (exempt) | librar a alguien de loc verb |
| | | excusar a alguien de loc verb |
| | His hearing problem freed him from military service. |
| | Su problema con el oído lo libró del servicio militar. |
| | Su problema con el oído lo excusó del servicio militar. |
| free [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | (relieve of) | liberar a alguien de loc verb |
| | Buying online will free you of the need to go to the shops. |
| | Comprar por Internet te libera de la necesidad de ir a las tiendas. |
| free [sb/sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (disengage) | soltar algo de loc verb |
| | | desenredar algo de loc verb |
| | | soltar a alguien de loc verb |
| | | desenredar a alguien de loc verb |
| | He couldn't free the fishing line from the weeds. |
| | No pudo soltar el sedal de la hierba. |
Compound Forms:
free | freeing |
| additive-free adj | (no artificial ingredients) | sin aditivos loc adj |
| | | sin agregados loc adj |
| alcohol-free beer n | (beer containing no alcohol) | cerveza sin alcohol nf + loc adj |
| | Bob drinks alcohol-free beer when he is the designated driver. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La cerveza sin alcohol es más cara que la que sí contiene alcohol. |
| break free vi + adj | (escape) | liberarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | soltarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | escaparse⇒ v prnl |
| | Stan works in an office, but dreams of breaking free and joining a rock band. |
| | Stan trabaja en una oficina pero sueña con liberarse y unirse a una banda de rock. |
| break free from [sb] v expr | (escape) | escaparse de v prnl + prep |
| | | librarse de v prnl + prep |
| | The hostage broke free from his captors and ran to safety. |
| | El rehén escapó de sus captores y corrió por su salvación. |
| break free from [sth] v expr | (escape) | librarse de v prnl + prep |
| | The two convicts were finally able to break free from the chain gang. |
| | Los dos convictos finalmente pudieron librarse de la cadena de presidiarios. |
bug-free,
bug free adj | (code, software) | sin errores loc adj |
| | | libre de virus loc adj |
| | | sin virus loc adj |
| | | limpio/a adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
caffeine-free,
caffeine free adj | (without caffeine) | sin cafeína loc nom f |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
cage free,
cage-free adj | US (hen, egg: free range) (huevos) | de corral loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| cage free adv | US (hen, egg: free range) (huevos) | de corral loc adv |
carriage free,
carriage-free adj | (no shipping charges) | franco de porte loc adj |
| | | sin portes loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
childfree,
also UK: child-free adj | (having no children, esp. by choice) | sin hijos loc adj |
| | | sin niños loc adj |
childfree by choice,
childless by choice,
also UK: child-free by choice expr | (voluntarily having no children) | no tener hijos por decisión loc verb |
| | | elegir no tener hijos loc verb |
| | Glen and his wife are childless by choice, although they have three dogs. |
| commission free adv | (without money taken out) | libre de comisiones loc adj |
| | Many companies offer employees the opportunity to buy company stock on a commission free basis. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Las operaciones en esta red de cajeros son libres de comisiones para los clientes del banco. |
cruelty-free,
cruelty free adj | (obtained without harming animals) | no testado en animales loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
customs-free,
customs free adj | (law: no duty) | exento de impuestos loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
dairy free,
dairy-free adj | (containing no milk products) | no lácteo loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | En lugar de leche, le puso al café un producto no lácteo hecho a base de cereales. |
drug free,
drug-free adj | (without drugs) | libre de drogas loc adj |
| | | sin drogas loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
drug free,
drug-free adj | (person: not taking drugs) (persona) | libre de drogas loc adj |
| | (figurado) | limpio/a adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
duty free,
duty-free adj | (law: exempt from customs tax) | libre de impuestos loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | Airports are a great place to do some duty-free shopping. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los artículos son más baratos allí porque están libres de impuestos. |
| duty-free goods npl | (merchandise free of customs tax) | productos libres de impuestos, productos duty-free nmpl + loc adj |
| | Duty-free goods can be purchased only by those who are over 18 years of age. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. En los aeropuertos se venden toda clase de productos libres de impuestos. |
| duty-free shop n | UK (airport: untaxed goods store) (informal) | duty free loc nom m |
| | | tienda libre de impuestos nf + loc adj |
| | (AR) | free shop loc nom m |
| | You must show your boarding pass at the checkout counter of the duty-free shop. |
| | Hay que enseñar la tarjeta de embarque para comprar en el duty free. |
| | Hay que enseñar la tarjeta de embarque para comprar en la tienda libre de impuestos. |
| | Hay que enseñar la tarjeta de embarque para comprar en el free shop. |
| duty-free zone n | (tariff-free area) | área libre de impuestos nf + loc adj |
fancy-free,
fancy free adj | (no commitments, carefree) | sin compromisos, sin responsabilidades loc adj |
| | | sin ataduras loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
fat-free,
fat free adj | (food: containing no fats) | sin grasa loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | I bought some fat-free yogurt, but it doesn't taste as good as the real thing! It is a mistake to think that because a food is fat-free, it's also free of calories. |
| | ¡Compré un yogur sin grasa, pero no es tan rico como el de verdad! |
| feel free to do [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] freely) | sentirse libre de loc verb |
| | | no dudar en loc verb |
| | Please feel free to call if you need any help. |
| | Tara told Leo that he should feel free to borrow her car whenever he liked. |
| | Siéntase libre de llamar si necesita ayuda. |
| | Tara le dijo a Leo que no dudara en usar su auto siempre que quisiera. |
| feel free interj | informal (please do, go ahead) | adelante interj |
| | (tú) | hazlo, no lo dudes loc interj |
| | (vos) | hacelo, no lo dudés loc interj |
| | (usted, formal) | hágalo, no lo dude loc interj |
| | If you ever want to borrow a book, feel free. |
| | Si alguna vez quieres tomar un libro prestado, adelante. |
| | Si alguna vez quieres tomar un libro prestado, no lo dudes. |
| for free adv | informal (free of charge, without paying) | gratis adj inv |
| | | gratuito/a adj |
| | Joe somehow managed to get hold of some concert tickets for free. |
| | De alguna manera, Joe consiguió entradas gratis para el concierto. |
foul line,
free throw line n | (on basketball court) | línea de tiros libres loc nom f |
| | The crowd fell silent as the player stepped up to the foul line. |
| | La multitud estaba en silencio mientras el jugador se acercaba a la línea de tiros libres. |
fragrance-free,
fragrance free adj | (unscented) | sin perfume, sin aroma, sin olor loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | Prefiero los desodorantes sin perfume. |
| free admission n | (no cost to enter) | entrada libre nf + adj mf |
| | Tickets cost $20, except on Tuesdays when the museum offers free admission. |
| | La entrada sale $20, excepto los martes que el museo tiene entrada libre. |
| free agent n | ([sb] independent) (literal) | alguien que trabaja por su cuenta grupo nom |
| | (ES) | autónomo, autónoma nm, nf |
| | | trabajador autónomo, trabajadora autónoma nm + adj, nf + adj |
| free agent n | (sports: non-contract player) | jugador independiente nm + adj mv |
| | His contract with the Yankees has expired so now he's a free agent. |
| | Su contrato con los Yankees expiró, así que ahora es un jugador independiente. |
| free and clear adj | (law: full ownership) | libre de gravámenes loc adj |
| | (AR) | perfecto/a adj |
free and easy,
free-and-easy adj | (informal, easy-going) | relajado/a adj |
| | | tranquilo/a adj |
| | | informal adj |
| | | desenfadado/a, despreocupado/a adj |
| free as a bird adj | informal (really free) (coloquial) | libre como un pájaro expr |
| | When this school year is over, I'll be free as a bird. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Me gustaría ser libre como un pájaro. |
| free association n | (spontaneous response to words) | asociación libre nf + adj mf |
| | Let's do free association: I'll say a word and you say the first word that comes to mind. |
| | Hagamos asociación libre: yo digo una palabra y tu dices lo primero que se te venga a la mente. |
| free association n | (right to associate with anyone) | libre asociación adj mf + nf |
| | We have the right to free association in this country. |
| | En este país tenemos el derecho a la libre asociación. |
| free atmosphere n | (high up atmosphere) | atmósfera externa loc nom f |
| | | atmósfera libre loc nom f |
| | The spaceship is now beyond the free atmosphere. |
| | La nave espacial está más allá de la atmósfera externa. |
| free choice n | (unrestricted options) | libre albedrío adj mf + nm |
| | You can only control your own life by exercising your own free choice. |
| | Sólo puedes controlar tu vida haciendo uso del libre albedrío. |
| free choice n | ([sth] chosen freely) | libre elección adjmf + nf |
| free citizen n | (has unrestricted freedoms) | ciudadano libre nm + adj mf |
| free clinic n | (offers free medical care) | dispensario médico nm + adj |
| | | centro de salud grupo nom |
| | (ES, coloquial) | ambulatorio nm |
| | (CL, AR) | clínica gratuita nf + adj |
| | This free clinic has been providing health care to the uninsured since the '60s. |
| | El dispensario ha estado atendiendo a quienes no tienen seguro médico desde 1960. |
| | El centro de salud ha estado atendiendo a quienes no tienen seguro médico desde 1960. |
| | El ambulatorio ha estado atendiendo a quienes no tienen seguro médico desde 1960. |
| | La clínica gratuita ha estado atendiendo a quienes no tienen seguro médico desde 1960. |
| free competition n | (business: no trading restrictions) (economía) | libre competencia adj mf + nf |
| | Free competition cannot exist where the government is controlling the market. |
| free delivery n | (delivery without charge) | entrega gratis, entrega gratuita nf + adj |
| | | entrega sin cargo nf + loc adj |
| | (voz inglesa) | delivery gratis, delivery gratuito nm + adj |
| | (voz inglesa) | delivery sin cargo nm + loc adj |
| free energy n | (thermodynamics) | energía libre nf + adj mf |
| free enterprise n | (liberal economics) | libre empresa loc nom f |
| | The G8 is a group of nations who share a belief in free enterprise as the best route to growth. |
| | El G8 es un grupo de naciones que comparten la creencia de que la libre empresa conduce al crecimiento. |
| free fall n | (fall: subject to gravity) | caída libre nf + adj mf |
| | The plane went into free fall when both engines stalled. |
| | El avión cayó en caída libre cuando los dos dos motores se detuvieron. |
| free fall n | (part of jump: no parachute) | caída libre nf + adj mf |
| | Baumgartner is going to perform a free fall from 120,000 feet. |
| | Baumgartner hará una caída libre desde 120 000 pies. |
| free fall n | figurative (sharp decline) | caída en picado, caída en picada nf + loc adj |
| | The global economy went into free fall in the fall of 2008. |
| | La economía mundial sufrió una caída en picada en el otoño de 2008. |
free floating anxiety,
generalized anxiety disorder n | (mental condition) | ansiedad flotante nf + adj mf |
| | | ansiedad generalizada nf + adj |
free flowing,
free-flowing adj | (fluid, moving easily) | fluido adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | A little work with this plunger and we'll have this drain free flowing again. |
| | The Yellowstone River is free flowing: it has no dams anywhere on its course. |
| | Un poco de trabajo con el destapacaños y tendremos este drenaje fluido nuevamente. |
free flowing,
free-flowing adj | figurative (without constraints) | sin restricciones loc adj |
| | Their free-flowing discussion touched on everything from their jobs to their relationships. |
| | Su conversación sin restricciones tocó todos los temas, desde el trabajo hasta las relaciones. |
free form,
freeform n | (improvised style) | estilo libre nm + adj mf |
| | | estilo improvisado nm + adj |
| | Free form is a type of jazz introduced in the 1950s. |
| | El estilo libre es un tipo de jazz que se introdujo en 1950. |
| free from adj | (not containing) | sin prep |
| | The river was free from pollution before the factory was built nearby. |
| | El río estaba sin contaminar antes de que construyeran la fábrica en las cercanías. |
| free [sb] from an obligation v expr | (release [sb] from a duty) | librar a alguien de la responsabilidad loc verb |
| | He's been taking care of his elderly parents for years; finally, his siblings have decided to free him from that obligation by taking on more responsibility themselves. |
| free gift n | ([sth] offered free with a purchase) | regalo nm |
| free hand n | (unrestricted freedom) | carta blanca loc nom f |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Le dieron carta blanca para llevar a cabo la investigación. |
free health center (US),
free health clinic (UK) n | (medical treatment facility) (gratuito) | centro de salud ambulatorio loc nom m |
| free house n | UK (independently-owned pub) | bar nm |
| | (voz inglesa) | pub nm |
| free in and out n | (transportation only) | franco de carga y descarga loc nom m |
| free kick n | (sport: kick awarded after a foul) | tiro libre nm |
| free love n | dated (extra-marital or promiscuous sex) | amor libre loc nom m |
| free lunch n | (food provided to attract customers) | almuerzo gratuito nm + adj |
| | | comida gratuita nf + adj |
| free lunch n | figurative ([sth] given with no expectations) | algo que se da de forma gratuita sin esperar nada a cambio pron + loc adj |
| free man n | ([sb] who is not in prison) | hombre libre nm |
| | He'll be on probation for the rest of his life, so he isn't really a free man. After ten years of a bad marriage, I am once again a free man. |
| | Estará bajo libertad condicional por el resto de su vida, así que en realidad no es un hombre libre. |
| free market n | (economic system with price competition) | libre mercado adj mf + nm |
| | | mercado libre nm + adj mf |
| free-market n as adj | (relating to free market) | de libre mercado loc adj |
| free memory n | (computing: storage capacity left) | lugar, espacio en la memoria nm |
| | My husband's computer has gotten really slow because it is running out of free memory. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El técnico me dijo que mi PC no tiene más espacio en la memoria. |
free of [sth],
free from [sth] expr | (not containing) | sin prep |
| | | libre de loc prep |
| | I try to use personal care products that are free of artificial scents. |
| | Trato de usar productos de cuidado personal sin perfumes artificiales. |
| free of charge adj | (having no cost) | gratis adj mf |
| | The film was rubbish but it's okay because the seats were free of charge. |
| | La película fue una basura, pero está bien porque los asientos fueron gratis. |
| free of charge adv | (at no cost) | sin cargo loc adv |
| | Breakfast is provided free of charge. |
| | El desayuno es sin cargo. |
| free of cost adj | (not requiring payment) | gratis adj |
| | Anti-pollution measures are never free of cost. |
| | Las medidas anticontaminantes nunca son gratis. |
| free on board adj | (law: delivered by ship free of charge to buyer) (marítimo) | franco a bordo loc nom m |
| free pass n | (access to [sth] at no cost) | pase libre nm |
| | The package includes free passes to all the park attractions. |
| free play n | (unstructured playtime for children) (en escuela) | juego libre loc nom m |
| | | tiempo libre nm + adj mf |
| free play n | (unrestricted conduct, as by a business) (mercado) | interacción libre nf + adj mf |
free play,
freeplay n | (concept in literary theory) | improvisación nf |
| free port n | (port open to commercial vessels) | puerto libre loc nom m |
| | | puerto franco loc nom m |
free port,
free port area,
free zone n | (area open to commercial vessels) | zona libre nf + adj |
| free press | (uncensored press) | prensa libre nf + adj |
| free radical n | often plural (reactive atom or molecule) | radical libre loc nom m |