| Σύνθετοι Τύποι: |
| break free | v | (escape) | απελευθερώνομαι, λυτρώνομαι, ξεφεύγω, αποδεσμεύομαι ρ.μετ. |
| The two convicts were finally able to break free from the chain gang. |
| duty free, duty-free | adj | (exempt from customs tax) | αφορολόγητος, αδασμολόγητος επίθ. |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| Airports are a great place to do some duty-free shopping. |
| duty-free goods | npl | (merchandise free of customs tax) | αδασμολόγητα είδη, αφορολόγητα είδη ουσ.ουδ.πλ. |
| Duty-free goods can be purchased only by those who are over 18 years of age. |
| duty-free shop | n | (store selling goods free of customs tax) | κατάστημα με αφορολόγητα (or: αδασμολόγητα) είδη ουσ.ουδ. |
| You must show your boarding pass at the checkout counter of the duty-free shop. |
| fat-free, fat free | adj | (food: containing no fats) | χωρίς λιπαρά επίθ. |
| Note: hyphen used when term is before a 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 fat-free food is also free of calories. |
| feel free | interj | informal (please do, go ahead) | παρακαλώ επίφ. |
| Please feel free to call if you need any help. |
| If you ever want to borrow a book, feel free. |
| for free | adv | (free of charge, without paying) χωρίς χρέωση | δωρεάν επίρ. |
| | καθομιλουμένη | τζάμπα επίρ. |
| free admission | n | (no cost to enter) | ελεύθερη είσοδος ουσ.θηλ. |
| Tickets cost $20, except on Tuesdays when the museum offers free admission. |
| free agent | n | (sb independent) μεταφορικά | ελεύθερο πουλί ουσ.ουδ. |
| free agent | n | (sports: player not bound by contract) αθλητικά | παίκτης χωρίς συμβόλαιο ουσ.αρ. |
| His contract with the Yankees has expired so now he's a free agent. |
| free as a bird | adj | informal (free, independent) | ελεύθερο πουλί ουσ.ουδ. |
| When this school year is over, I'll be free as a bird. |
| free association | n | (spontaneous response to words) | ελεύθερος συνειρμός ουσ.αρ. |
| Let's do free association: I'll say a word and you say the first word that comes to mind. |
| free association | n | (right to associate with anyone) | δικαίωμα του συνεταιρίζεσθαι ουσ.ουδ. |
| We have the right to free association in this country. |
| free choice | n | (unrestricted options) | ελεύθερη επιλογή ουσ.θηλ. |
| You can only control your own life by exercising your own free choice. |
| free choice | n | (sth chosen freely) | ελεύθερη επιλογή ουσ.θηλ. |
| free citizen | n | (sb whose freedoms are not restricted) | ελεύθερος πολίτης ουσ.αρ. |
| free clinic | n | (centre offering free medical treatment) | κλινική η οποία παρέχει δωρεάν ιατρική βοήθεια ουσ.θηλ. |
| This free clinic has been providing health care to the uninsured since the '60s. |
| free competition | n | (no restrictions on trading for profit) | ελεύθερος ανταγωνισμός ουσ.αρ. |
| Free competition cannot exist where the government is controlling the market. |
| free diving | n | (sport: skin diving) | ελεύθερη κατάδυση ουσ.θηλ. |
| Snorkeling and spearfishing are two free-diving activities. |
| free enterprise | n | (system with little state control of business) | ιδιωτική πρωτοβουλία, ελεύθερη πρωτοβουλία ουσ.θηλ. |
| free fall, freefall | n | (fall subject to the force of gravity alone) | ελεύθερη πτώση ουσ.θηλ. |
| free fall, freefall | n | figurative (sharp decline) απότομη πτώση, μεταφορικά | ελεύθερη πτώση ουσ.θηλ. |
| The global economy began its freefall in the fall of 2008. |
| free flowing, free-flowing | adj | (fluid, moving easily) | που κινείται ελεύθερα, που ρέει ελεύθερα επίθ. |
| Note: hyphen used when term is before a 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. |
| free flowing, free-flowing | adj | figurative (without procedural rules, constraints) μεταφορικά | που κινείται ελεύθερα, που ρέει ελεύθερα επίθ. |
| Their free-flowing discussion touched on everything from their jobs to their relationships. |
| free form, freeform, free-form | n | (improvised style) | ελεύθερο σχήμα ουσ.ουδ. |
| Free form is a type of jazz introduced in the 1950s. |
| free form, freeform, free-form | adj | (improvised or unplanned) | ελεύθερου σχήματος επίθ. |
| free from | adj | (not containing) | ελεύθερος (από) επίθ. |
| When the Americas were discovered by Europeans the land was free from pollution. |
| free gift | n | (sth offered free with a purchase) | δώρο ουσ.ουδ. |
| free hand | n | (carte blanche, unrestricted freedom) | ελευθερία κινήσεων ουσ.θηλ. |
| free health centre | n | (centre offering free medical treatment) | ιατρικό κέντρο το οποίο παρέχει δωρεάν ιατρική βοήθεια ουσ.ουδ. |
| free kick | n | (sport: kick awarded after a foul) αθλητικά | ελεύθερο χτύπημα ουσ.ουδ. |
| free love | n | dated (extra-marital or promiscuous sex) | ελεύθερος έρωτας ουσ.αρ. |
| free man | n | (sb who is not in prison) | ελεύθερος άνθρωπος ουσ.αρ. |
| 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. |
| free of | adj | (not containing) | ελεύθερος (από) επίθ. |
| I try to use personal care products that are free of artificial scents. |
| free of charge | adj | (having no cost) χωρίς χρέωση | δωρεάν επίθ. |
| The film was rubbish but it's okay because the seats were free of charge. |
| free of cost | adj | (not requiring payment) χωρίς χρέωση | δωρεάν επίθ. |
| Anti-pollution measures are never free of cost. |
| free pass | n | (access to sth at no cost) | εισιτήριο ελευθέρας εισόδου ουσ.ουδ. |
| | καθομιλουμένη | πάσο ουσ.ουδ. |
| The package includes free passes to all the park attractions. |
| free range, free-range | adj | (farm animal: roaming freely) | ελευθέρας βοσκής επίθ. |
| Free-range chickens are not kept in small cages. |
| free range, free-range | adj | (produce: from free-range animals) | ελευθέρας βοσκής επίθ. |
| Free-range eggs generally cost more. |
| free ride | n | slang (obtaining sth without putting in effort) | ευκολία ουσ.θηλ. |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| There are no free rides here: if you don't work, you don't eat. |
| free rider | n | slang (sb who does not work for what they have) αργκό | κωλόφαρδος, τυχεράκιας ουσ.αρ. |
| free sb from an obligation | vi | (release sb from a duty) | απαλλάσσω, ελευθερώνω ρ.μετ. |
| 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 speech | n | (speech unrestrained by censorship) | ελευθερία του λόγου ουσ.θηλ. |
| free spirit | n | (non-conformist) | ελεύθερο πνεύμα ουσ.ουδ. |
| She's a free spirit: she wears what she likes, does what she likes, and doesn't care what anybody thinks. |
| free state | n | US, historical (US state prohibiting slavery) | ελεύθερο κράτος ουσ.ουδ. |
| Not all of the Union states were free states: four were slave states. |
| free throw | n | (basketball: throw awarded after a foul) | ελεύθερη βολή ουσ.θηλ. |
| free ticket | n | literal (entitlement to sth at no cost) | δωρεάν εισιτήριο ουσ.ουδ. |
| I've got some free tickets to the theatre – would you like to come? |
| free time | n | (leisure hours) ώρες ψυχαγωγίας | ελεύθερος χρόνος ουσ.αρ. |
| | | ελεύθερη ώρα ουσ.θηλ. |
| She often reads in her free time. |
| free trade | n | (unfettered trade between nations) | ελεύθερη αγορά ουσ.θηλ. |
| The USA has a free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. |
| free trade area | n | (countries between which trade is unrestricted) | ζώνη ελεύθερου εμπορίου, περιοχή ελεύθερου εμπορίου ουσ.θηλ. |
| The purpose of NAFTA is to make North America a free trade area. |
| free up | vtr | informal (release, make available) | ελευθερώνω, αποδεσμεύω ρ.μετ. |
| Hertz said all their cars were reserved, but they might be able to free up a sedan in the afternoon. |
| free verse | n | (poetry without regular rhythm or rhyme) | ελεύθερος στίχος ουσ.αρ. |
| Walt Whitman wrote free verse in the 19th century. |
| free will | n | (choice, freedom to choose) | ελεύθερη βούληση ουσ.θηλ. |
| Are all things preordained by God or does the individual have free will? |
| free world | n | (democratic nations) | ελεύθερος κόσμος ουσ.αρ. |
| The Cold war divided the world into two halves: the free world and the communist world. |
| free yourself | vi | (unburden yourself of sth) | απελευθερώνομαι, απαλλάσσομαι, απεγκλωβίζομαι ρ.αμ. |
| No one else can cure your addiction; you must free yourself. |
| free yourself from | vtr | (reject, throw off) | απελευθερώνομαι, απαλλάσσομαι, απεγκλωβίζομαι ρ.αμ. |
| free yourself from a promise | vi | (avoid having to do sth you promised) | αποφεύγω να κρατήσω την υπόσχεση μου ρ.μετ. |
| free yourself from an obligation | vi | (avoid having to fulfil a duty) | αποφεύγω να ανταποκριθώ στις υποχρεώσεις μου ρ.μετ. |
| it's a free country | | informal (an individual can do what he or she wishes) καθομιλουμένη | δημοκρατία δεν έχουμε; έκφρ. |
| I can eat with my fingers if I want to, it's a free country! |
| of your own free will | adv | (out of choice) επίσημο, αρχαϊκό | με ιδία βούληση εμπρ. |
| own free will | n | (personal choice) | ελεύθερη βούληση, ελεύθερη θέληση ουσ.θηλ. |
| set free | vtr | (liberate from captivity) | απελευθερώνω ρ.μετ. |
| Can you remember what year Nelson Mandela was set free? |
| set free | vtr | (emancipate) | χειραφετώ, απελευθερώνω ρ.μετ. |
| there is no such thing as a free lunch | expr | (everything has a cost) αργκό | το τζάμπα πέθανε έκφρ. |
| I had to pay taxes on the free gift. Well, there's no such thing as a free lunch. |
| toll free, toll-free | adj | US (phone number: free of charge) τηλεφώνημα | δωρεάν επίθ. |
| The TV commercial gave a toll-free number we can call to buy the product. |
| toll free, toll-free | adj | (road: for which toll is not charged) | χωρίς διόδια επίθ. |
| Note: επιθετικός προσδιορισμός |
| toll-free number | n | US (phone number that can be called without charge) | τηλεφωνικός αριθμός που μπορείς να καλέσεις χωρίς χρέωση ουσ.αρ. |
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