freedom

liberté

Possibilité ou droit de faire ce que l’on veut sans règles ni limites inutiles.

En anglais simple : The ability or right to do what you want without unnecessary rules or limits.

• I enjoy the freedom to work at home.
• Freedom of speech allows people to criticize the government.
• The new manager gave us more creative freedom.

Comment l'utiliser : freedom to do something (Students have the freedom to choose their own topics.); freedom of something (The law protects freedom of expression.); freedom from something (She wanted freedom from constant supervision.)

Synonymes : liberty

Contraires : restriction

Expressions courantes : freedom of speech, creative freedom, freedom to choose

liberté

Situation d’une personne qui vit libre, sans être emprisonnée ni appartenir à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : The state of living freely, without being kept in prison or owned by someone.

• The prisoners dreamed of freedom.
• She regained her freedom after ten years in prison.
• They escaped slavery and built new lives in freedom.

Synonymes : liberty

Contraires : captivity, slavery

Expressions courantes : regain freedom, fight for freedom, win freedom

libre accès

Droit d’entrer dans un lieu, de l’utiliser ou d’en profiter sans restrictions.

En anglais simple : The right to enter, use, or enjoy a place without restrictions.

• Guests had the freedom of the whole estate.
• The council awarded her the freedom of the city.
• He offered us the freedom of his garden.

Comment l'utiliser : the freedom of a place (The visiting poet was given the freedom of the house.)

Synonymes : access

Expressions courantes : freedom of something, grant someone freedom, freedom of access

américain

Signifie américain, employé par plaisanterie dans le nom de choses associées aux États-Unis.

En anglais simple : American, used jokingly in names for things associated with the United States.

• He jokingly calls inches and feet freedom units.
• The diner renamed its chips freedom fries.
• Can you give that distance in freedom units?

Synonymes : American

Expressions courantes : freedom fries, freedom units