| Compound Forms: |
| alcohol-free | adj | | sin alcohol |
| be free | | | ser libre |
| break free | v | (escape) | liberarse vpron |
| | | soltarse vpron |
| El niño se soltó de la mano de su madre y echó a correr. |
| | | escapar vi |
| Para poder escapar tuvo que cortar la soga con los dientes. |
| carriage free | | | franco de porte |
| carriage free | | | sin portes |
| cruelty-free | adj | | no probado en animales adj |
| duty-free goods | | | mercancías libres de impuestos npl |
| duty-free shop | | | tienda libre de impuestos n |
| fat free | adj | (food: containing no fats) | sin grasa loc adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| I bought some fat-free yogurt, but it does not taste as good as the real thing! |
| It is a mistake to think that fat-free food is free of calories. |
| | | libre de grasa, sin grasa loc adj |
| | | producto que no contiene grasas nm |
| Existen productos como leche, yogurt, y mayonesa sin grasa o “fat-free” |
| | | bajo en grasas loc adj |
| | España | desnatado adj |
| | Argentina | descremado pp |
| | | cero por ciento (0 %) adj |
| No te prives del postre, probá nuestra deliciosa línea de productos, con todo el sabor y 0 %. |
| free admission | n | (no cost to enter) | entrada libre nf |
| Tickets cost $20, except on Tuesdays, when the museum offers free admission. |
| | | entrada gratis nf |
| free agent | n | (sb independent) | alguien que trabaja por su cuenta loc nom |
| free agent | n | (sports: player not bound by contract) | jugador independiente nm |
| His contract with the Yankees has expired so now he is a free agent, hoping another team will pick him up. |
| | México dep | agente libre nm |
| free air | | | aire libre nm |
| free alongside ship | | (commerce) | transporte franco al costado del buque |
| free alongside ship | | (commerce) | puerto de embarque convenido |
| free alongside ship | | (commerce) | franco transportista nm |
| free and easy | adj | | desenfadado |
| free and easy | adj | | despreocupado |
| free as a bird | | | libre como un pájaro nmf |
| free association | n | (spontaneous response to words) | asociación libre nf |
| Let's do free association: I'll say a word, and you say the first word that comes to mind. |
| Uno de los pilares de la técnica psicoanalítica es la asociación libre. |
| free association | n | (right to associate with anyone) | libre asociación nf |
| You can't tell me who to see and who not to see, we have the right to free association in this country. |
| free atmosphere | | | atmósfera de libertad nf |
| free balloon | | | globo aerostático nm |
| free balloon | | | aeróstato nm |
| free born | | | nacido libre |
| free choice | n | (unrestricted options) | libre albedrío nm |
| You have the power to control your own life by exercising your own free choices. |
| free choice | n | (sth chosen freely) | libre elección nf |
| free citizen | n | (sb whose freedoms are not restricted) | ciudadano libre nm |
| free city | | | ciudad libre nf |
| free climbing | adj | una enredadera | que trepa libremente adj |
| free climbing | n | deportes: alpinismo | escalada libre nf |
| free clinic | n | (centre offering free medical treatment) | dispensario (médico) nm |
| This free clinic was founded in the '60s and still gives free health care to the uninsured. |
| | | centro de salud nm |
| | España | ambulatorio nm |
| | Chile | clínica gratuita nf |
| free competition | n | (no restrictions on trading for profit) Econ | libre competencia nf |
| Free competition cannot exist where the government is controlling the market. |
| free cost | | | sin cargo |
| free course | | | curso optativo nm |
| free decision | | | decisión libre nf |
| free delivery | | | portes sin cargo nmpl |
| free delivery | | | reparto gratuito nm |
| free diving | n | (sport: skin diving) | buceo sin equipo nm |
| Snorkeling and spearfishing are two free-diving activities. |
| | | buceo a pulmón nm |
| | | apnea nf |
| free economy | | | libre economía nf |
| free electron | | | electrón libre nm |
| free energy | | | energía gratuita nf |
| free energy | | | energía libre nf |
| free enterprise | | | libre empresa nf |
| free fall | | | caída libre nf |
| free flight | | | vuelo gratuito nm |
| free floating | | (Economy) de una moneda | libre flotación nf |
| free flowering | | (project management) de una tarea | comienzo variable |
| free-flowing | adj | (fluid, moving easily) | fluido adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| A little work with this plunger and we'll have this drain free flowing again. |
| In the U.S., a free-flowing river is one that has no dams along its length, e.g. the Yellowstone River.. |
| Y a pesar de su corta edad su lenguaje es fluido y se expresa con precisión admirable. |
| free-flowing | adj | figurative (without procedural rules, constraints) | sin restricciones loc adj |
| Their free-flowing discussion touched on everything from their jobs to their relationships and lasted nearly until dawn. |
| Cuando la imaginación del artista se alza en un vuelo sin restricciones es cuando se plasma una obra maestra. |
| | Argentina | irrestricto adj |
| El catedrático opinó que el ingreso irrestricto de capitales especulativos aumenta la incertidumbre de la economía. |
| freeform, free-form | n | (improvised style) | estilo libre, improvisado nm |
| Saxophonist Ornette Coleman introduced free-form jazz in the 1950s, and the improvisational style became popular with John Coltrane. |
| freeform, free-form | adj | (improvised or unplanned) | espontáneo adj |
| | | improvisado pp |
| free from | adj | (not containing) | sin prep |
| When the Americas were discovered by the Europeans the lands were free from pollution. |
| Ayer compré un café orgánico sin cafeína que me recomendaron. |
| | | libre de adj + prep |
| free gift | n | (sth offered free with a purchase) | regalo nm |
| free gold | | | oro nativo nm |
| free goods | | | mercancías gratuitas nfpl |
| free goods | | | género gratuito nm |
| free hand | n | (carte blanche, unrestricted freedom) | carta blanca nf |
| Le dieron carta blanca para llevar a cabo la investigación |
| free health centre | n | (centre offering free medical treatment) | centro médico gratis nm |
| | Argentina | Centro de Salud nm |
| free hit | n | | tiro libre nm |
| free house | n | GB porque no está vinculado con una cervecería | pub que puede vender cualquier marca de cerveza nm |
| free kick | n | (sport: kick awarded after a foul) | tiro libre nm |
| free lance | | (self employed) | independiente adj |
| free lance | | (self employed) | autónomo adj |
| free list | | | lista de mercancías no sujetas a control aduanero |
| free living | | (Biology) biología | organismos de vida independiente |
| free living | | | hedonista adj |
| free love | n | dated (extra-marital or promiscuous sex) | amor libre nm |
| free lunch | | | comida gratuita nf |
| free man | n | (sb who is not in prison) | hombre libre nm |
| He was released from prison, but 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 market | adj | economía | de mercado libre x |
| free market | adj | economía | del mercado libre adj |
| free market | n | economía | mercado libre nm |
| free marketeer | n | economía | partidario del libre mercado nm |
| free nation | | | nación libre nf |
| free of | adj | (not containing) | sin prep |
| I try to use personal care products that are free of artificial scents. |
| Alimento sin conservantes |
| | | libre de adj |
| Este alimento está libre de conservantes |
| free of charge | adj | (having no cost) | gratis adj |
| The families of concert hall employees were admitted to the concert free of charge. |
| | | sin cargo loc adj |
| Comprás uno y te llevás otro sin cargo. |
| | | libre de costos, costes loc adj |
| | | libre de cargos loc adj |
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| Compound Forms: |
| alcohol-free | adj | | sin alcohol |
| be free | | | ser libre |
| break free | v | (escape) | liberarse vpron |
| | | soltarse vpron |
| El niño se soltó de la mano de su madre y echó a correr. |
| | | escapar vi |
| Para poder escapar tuvo que cortar la soga con los dientes. |
| carriage free | | | franco de porte |
| carriage free | | | sin portes |
| cruelty-free | adj | | no probado en animales adj |
| duty-free goods | | | mercancías libres de impuestos npl |
| duty-free shop | | | tienda libre de impuestos n |
| fat free | adj | (food: containing no fats) | sin grasa loc adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| I bought some fat-free yogurt, but it does not taste as good as the real thing! |
| It is a mistake to think that fat-free food is free of calories. |
| | | libre de grasa, sin grasa loc adj |
| | | producto que no contiene grasas nm |
| Existen productos como leche, yogurt, y mayonesa sin grasa o “fat-free” |
| | | bajo en grasas loc adj |
| | España | desnatado adj |
| | Argentina | descremado pp |
| | | cero por ciento (0 %) adj |
| No te prives del postre, probá nuestra deliciosa línea de productos, con todo el sabor y 0 %. |
| free admission | n | (no cost to enter) | entrada libre nf |
| Tickets cost $20, except on Tuesdays, when the museum offers free admission. |
| | | entrada gratis nf |
| free agent | n | (sb independent) | alguien que trabaja por su cuenta loc nom |
| free agent | n | (sports: player not bound by contract) | jugador independiente nm |
| His contract with the Yankees has expired so now he is a free agent, hoping another team will pick him up. |
| | México dep | agente libre nm |
| free air | | | aire libre nm |
| free alongside ship | | (commerce) | transporte franco al costado del buque |
| free alongside ship | | (commerce) | puerto de embarque convenido |
| free alongside ship | | (commerce) | franco transportista nm |
| free and easy | adj | | desenfadado |
| free and easy | adj | | despreocupado |
| free as a bird | | | libre como un pájaro nmf |
| free association | n | (spontaneous response to words) | asociación libre nf |
| Let's do free association: I'll say a word, and you say the first word that comes to mind. |
| Uno de los pilares de la técnica psicoanalítica es la asociación libre. |
| free association | n | (right to associate with anyone) | libre asociación nf |
| You can't tell me who to see and who not to see, we have the right to free association in this country. |
| free atmosphere | | | atmósfera de libertad nf |
| free balloon | | | globo aerostático nm |
| free balloon | | | aeróstato nm |
| free born | | | nacido libre |
| free choice | n | (unrestricted options) | libre albedrío nm |
| You have the power to control your own life by exercising your own free choices. |
| free choice | n | (sth chosen freely) | libre elección nf |
| free citizen | n | (sb whose freedoms are not restricted) | ciudadano libre nm |
| free city | | | ciudad libre nf |
| free climbing | adj | una enredadera | que trepa libremente adj |
| free climbing | n | deportes: alpinismo | escalada libre nf |
| free clinic | n | (centre offering free medical treatment) | dispensario (médico) nm |
| This free clinic was founded in the '60s and still gives free health care to the uninsured. |
| | | centro de salud nm |
| | España | ambulatorio nm |
| | Chile | clínica gratuita nf |
| free competition | n | (no restrictions on trading for profit) Econ | libre competencia nf |
| Free competition cannot exist where the government is controlling the market. |
| free cost | | | sin cargo |
| free course | | | curso optativo nm |
| free decision | | | decisión libre nf |
| free delivery | | | portes sin cargo nmpl |
| free delivery | | | reparto gratuito nm |
| free diving | n | (sport: skin diving) | buceo sin equipo nm |
| Snorkeling and spearfishing are two free-diving activities. |
| | | buceo a pulmón nm |
| | | apnea nf |
| free economy | | | libre economía nf |
| free electron | | | electrón libre nm |
| free energy | | | energía gratuita nf |
| free energy | | | energía libre nf |
| free enterprise | | | libre empresa nf |
| free fall | | | caída libre nf |
| free flight | | | vuelo gratuito nm |
| free floating | | (Economy) de una moneda | libre flotación nf |
| free flowering | | (project management) de una tarea | comienzo variable |
| free-flowing | adj | (fluid, moving easily) | fluido adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| A little work with this plunger and we'll have this drain free flowing again. |
| In the U.S., a free-flowing river is one that has no dams along its length, e.g. the Yellowstone River.. |
| Y a pesar de su corta edad su lenguaje es fluido y se expresa con precisión admirable. |
| free-flowing | adj | figurative (without procedural rules, constraints) | sin restricciones loc adj |
| Their free-flowing discussion touched on everything from their jobs to their relationships and lasted nearly until dawn. |
| Cuando la imaginación del artista se alza en un vuelo sin restricciones es cuando se plasma una obra maestra. |
| | Argentina | irrestricto adj |
| El catedrático opinó que el ingreso irrestricto de capitales especulativos aumenta la incertidumbre de la economía. |
| freeform, free-form | n | (improvised style) | estilo libre, improvisado nm |
| Saxophonist Ornette Coleman introduced free-form jazz in the 1950s, and the improvisational style became popular with John Coltrane. |
| freeform, free-form | adj | (improvised or unplanned) | espontáneo adj |
| | | improvisado pp |
| free from | adj | (not containing) | sin prep |
| When the Americas were discovered by the Europeans the lands were free from pollution. |
| Ayer compré un café orgánico sin cafeína que me recomendaron. |
| | | libre de adj + prep |
| free gift | n | (sth offered free with a purchase) | regalo nm |
| free gold | | | oro nativo nm |
| free goods | | | mercancías gratuitas nfpl |
| free goods | | | género gratuito nm |
| free hand | n | (carte blanche, unrestricted freedom) | carta blanca nf |
| Le dieron carta blanca para llevar a cabo la investigación |
| free health centre | n | (centre offering free medical treatment) | centro médico gratis nm |
| | Argentina | Centro de Salud nm |
| free hit | n | | tiro libre nm |
| free house | n | GB porque no está vinculado con una cervecería | pub que puede vender cualquier marca de cerveza nm |
| free kick | n | (sport: kick awarded after a foul) | tiro libre nm |
| free lance | | (self employed) | independiente adj |
| free lance | | (self employed) | autónomo adj |
| free list | | | lista de mercancías no sujetas a control aduanero |
| free living | | (Biology) biología | organismos de vida independiente |
| free living | | | hedonista adj |
| free love | n | dated (extra-marital or promiscuous sex) | amor libre nm |
| free lunch | | | comida gratuita nf |
| free man | n | (sb who is not in prison) | hombre libre nm |
| He was released from prison, but 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 market | adj | economía | de mercado libre x |
| free market | adj | economía | del mercado libre adj |
| free market | n | economía | mercado libre nm |
| free marketeer | n | economía | partidario del libre mercado nm |
| free nation | | | nación libre nf |
| free of | adj | (not containing) | sin prep |
| I try to use personal care products that are free of artificial scents. |
| Alimento sin conservantes |
| | | libre de adj |
| Este alimento está libre de conservantes |
| free of charge | adj | (having no cost) | gratis adj |
| The families of concert hall employees were admitted to the concert free of charge. |
| | | sin cargo loc adj |
| Comprás uno y te llevás otro sin cargo. |
| | | libre de costos, costes loc adj |
| | | libre de cargos loc adj |
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