liberation

Befreiung

Das Befreien von Menschen oder eines Ortes aus Herrschaft, Gefangenschaft oder grausamer Behandlung und das Ergebnis davon.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: liberation from something (They hoped for liberation from military rule.); liberation of someone/something (The liberation of the prisoners took several months.)

Synonyme: release, freeing

Gegenteile: captivity, enslavement

Häufige Wendungen: liberation of something, liberation from something, after liberation, liberation of someone

Befreiung, Emanzipation

Das Erlangen gleicher Rechte für eine Gruppe und die Befreiung von ungerechter Behandlung.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: liberation from something (They called for liberation from racial oppression.)

Synonyme: emancipation

Gegenteile: oppression

Häufige Wendungen: women’s liberation, gay liberation, liberation movement