free

gratis, gratuito

Che si può ottenere o usare senza pagare.

In inglese semplice: Available without paying any money.

• The tickets are free.
• They offer free delivery on large orders.
• Is breakfast free for hotel guests?

Sinonimi: complimentary

Espressioni comuni: free entry, free delivery, free sample

libero, disponibile

Che si può usare perché nessuno lo sta usando, o che ha tempo perché non è impegnato.

In inglese semplice: Available because nobody is using it or because you are not busy.

• Is this seat free?
• I am free after lunch.
• We found a free table by the window.

Sinonimi: available, unoccupied

Contrari: occupied, busy

Espressioni comuni: free seat, free room, free this evening

libero

Che può muoversi o andare dove vuole, senza essere rinchiuso o intrappolato.

In inglese semplice: Able to move or go where you want, without being held or trapped.

• The bird is free now.
• After ten years in prison, she was finally free.
• The horses are free to run across the fields.

Come si usa: free to + verb (The animals are free to roam.)

Sinonimi: unconfined, unrestrained

Contrari: captive, trapped

Espressioni comuni: free to roam, free bird, free to go

libero

Senza regole che limitino ingiustamente ciò che le persone possono fare, dire o usare.

In inglese semplice: Without rules that unfairly limit what people can do, say, or use.

• We live in a free country.
• The law protects free speech.
• Free software lets users share and change its code.

Sinonimi: unrestricted

Contrari: restricted

Espressioni comuni: free country, free speech, free software

spensierato, libero

Senza impegni o preoccupazioni che impediscano di fare ciò che si vuole.

In inglese semplice: Without duties or worries that prevent you from doing what you want.

• On holiday, I feel completely free.
• She enjoyed a day free of responsibilities.
• With the work finished, we felt free again.

Come si usa: free from/of something (For one week, I was free from all responsibilities.)

Sinonimi: carefree, unburdened

Espressioni comuni: free of worries, free from responsibilities, feel free

libero, sgombro

Senza ostacoli che impediscano di muoversi o passare.

In inglese semplice: Clear of anything that stops movement or passage.

• The water needs a free passage.
• Keep the entrance free of obstacles.
• The pipe is now free from anything blocking it.

Come si usa: free of/from something (Make sure the pipe is free of blockages.)

Sinonimi: clear, unobstructed

Contrari: blocked, obstructed

Espressioni comuni: free passage, free flow, free of blockages

gratis, gratuitamente

Senza spendere denaro.

In inglese semplice: Without paying any money.

• Children travel free.
• We got these tickets free.
• Hotel guests can use the pool free.

Sinonimi: for nothing, free of charge

Espressioni comuni: travel free, eat free, get something free

liberare

Far uscire qualcuno o qualcosa da una prigione, una gabbia o un altro luogo in cui era rinchiuso.

In inglese semplice: To let someone or something leave a prison, cage, or other place holding them.

• They freed the birds.
• Firefighters freed him from the damaged car.
• Will the government free the prisoners?

Come si usa: free someone/something from something (They freed the dog from the trap.)

Sinonimi: release, liberate

Contrari: imprison, capture

Espressioni comuni: free a prisoner, free someone from something, free a bird