liberar

/libeˈɾaɾ/, [li.β̞eˈɾaɾ]

break free, release


Verb liberar (first-person singular present libero, first-person singular preterite liberé, past participle liberado)

  1. to liberate, to release, to free, to set free, to free up
  2. to deliver, to rid (someone from/of something)
  3. to relieve (e.g., relieve pressure, tension, stress)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Deberías liberar a esos animales de la jaula.

    You should free those animals from the cage.

  • Debemos liberar a la nación de las drogas.

    We must rid the nation of drugs.

  • Él vino a liberar a los prisioneros, volviendo a los pecadores en santos.

    He came to set the captives free, making sinners into saints.

  • No podemos liberar a los prisioneros hoy.

    We can't release the prisoners today.

  • Él les ordenó liberar a los prisioneros.

    He ordered them to release the prisoners.

  • Es imposible liberar su pie de la trampa.

    It's impossible to release his foot from the trap.

  • Se negaron a liberar a los rehenes.

    They refused to release the hostages.


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