liberate

liberar

Sacar a alguien de la cárcel, de un dominio injusto o de límites a su forma de vivir o pensar.

En inglés sencillo: To free someone from unfair control, prison, or limits on how they can live or think.

• The army liberated the town.
• They fought to liberate people from slavery.
• She felt liberated from the need to please everyone.

Cómo se usa: liberate someone/something from something (The campaign helped liberate workers from unfair restrictions.)

Sinónimos: free, release, set free

Antónimos: enslave, oppress

Expresiones frecuentes: liberate someone from, liberate a country, liberate yourself

liberar, desprender

Hacer que se desprenda una sustancia o energía mediante una reacción química o la descomposición de un material.

En inglés sencillo: To release a substance or energy through a chemical reaction or the breaking down of material.

• The reaction liberates heat.
• Heating the compound liberated oxygen.
• This process can liberate gas from the liquid.

Cómo se usa: liberate something from something (The reaction liberates hydrogen from the compound.)

Sinónimos: release, give off

Expresiones frecuentes: liberate oxygen, liberate heat, liberate a gas

robar, birlar

Tomar algo ajeno sin permiso; suele decirse en broma.

En inglés sencillo: To take someone else’s property without permission, often said as a joke.

• He liberated a biscuit from my plate.
• Someone had liberated the wine from the cupboard.
• The soldiers liberated supplies from an abandoned warehouse.

Cómo se usa: liberate something from something (She liberated a pen from the office supply cupboard.)

Sinónimos: steal, take, loot

Expresiones frecuentes: liberate something from, liberate some beer