liberation

libération

Action de libérer des personnes ou un lieu d’une domination, de la prison ou de traitements cruels, ou son résultat.

En anglais simple : The act or result of freeing people or a place from control, prison, or cruel treatment.

• The town celebrated its liberation.
• They fought for liberation from foreign rule.
• The prisoners described the day of their liberation.

Comment l'utiliser : liberation from something (They hoped for liberation from military rule.); liberation of someone/something (The liberation of the prisoners took several months.)

Synonymes : release, freeing

Contraires : captivity, enslavement

Expressions courantes : liberation of something, liberation from something, after liberation, liberation of someone

libération, émancipation

Obtention de droits égaux pour un groupe et fin des traitements injustes qu’il subit.

En anglais simple : Gaining equal rights and freedom from unfair treatment of a particular group.

• She joined the women’s liberation movement.
• The group campaigned for gay liberation.
• Their vision of liberation included equal access to education.

Comment l'utiliser : liberation from something (They called for liberation from racial oppression.)

Synonymes : emancipation

Contraires : oppression

Expressions courantes : women’s liberation, gay liberation, liberation movement