liberate

befreien

Jemanden aus ungerechter Herrschaft, Gefangenschaft oder Einschränkungen seines Lebens oder Denkens lösen.

In einfachem Englisch: To free someone from unfair control, prison, or limits on how they can live or think.

• The army liberated the town.
• They fought to liberate people from slavery.
• She felt liberated from the need to please everyone.

So benutzt man es: liberate someone/something from something (The campaign helped liberate workers from unfair restrictions.)

Synonyme: free, release, set free

Gegenteile: enslave, oppress

Häufige Wendungen: liberate someone from, liberate a country, liberate yourself

freisetzen

Einen Stoff oder Energie durch eine chemische Reaktion oder den Abbau von Material freigeben.

In einfachem Englisch: To release a substance or energy through a chemical reaction or the breaking down of material.

• The reaction liberates heat.
• Heating the compound liberated oxygen.
• This process can liberate gas from the liquid.

So benutzt man es: liberate something from something (The reaction liberates hydrogen from the compound.)

Synonyme: release, give off

Häufige Wendungen: liberate oxygen, liberate heat, liberate a gas

klauen, stehlen

Fremdes Eigentum ohne Erlaubnis mitnehmen; oft scherzhaft gemeint.

In einfachem Englisch: To take someone else’s property without permission, often said as a joke.

• He liberated a biscuit from my plate.
• Someone had liberated the wine from the cupboard.
• The soldiers liberated supplies from an abandoned warehouse.

So benutzt man es: liberate something from something (She liberated a pen from the office supply cupboard.)

Synonyme: steal, take, loot

Häufige Wendungen: liberate something from, liberate some beer