Free in spanish
pronunciation: gɹ̩ɑtis part of speech: adjective
free1 = gratis, gratuito.
Example: Late in 1986, the Medical Library took advantage of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts' free trial offer of its compact Medline on CD-ROM.more:
» cost free = gratis, sin ningún coste, sin coste alguno.
Example: In an attempt to overcome this problem, a group of small health related libraries responded by forming a cost free cooperative called GRATIS in 1982.» fee-free = sin (gastos de) comisión, gratis.
Example: Changing cash is out of the ark -- get a decent fee-free card and withdraw cash locally.» fee or free = de pago o gratis. [En el servicio bibliotecario, disyuntiva que se le presenta a la biblioteca sobre cobrar por algunos de los servicios que presta o no]
Example: This article examines the facets of the fee-or-free controversy and presents a compelling case that the issue is far from resolved.» fee versus free = de pago o gratis. [En el servicio bibliotecario, disyuntiva que se le presenta a la biblioteca sobre cobrar por algunos de los servicios que presta o no]
Example: In the light of divergent approaches to video collection development based upon the fee versus free argument, it is time to reflect on the role of video in public libraries.» for free = gratis, de balde, sin ningún coste, sin coste alguno.
Example: In addition, most or all of the contents of the resources listed are available for free.» free acquisition = adquisición gratuita. [Adquisición de un documento o conjunto de documentos sin comprar ni intercambio]
Example: The acquisition of a document or a set of documents without purchase or exchange is known as free acquisition.» free for the taking = gratis, gratuito.
Example: The short answer of course is 'yes,' simply because we now live in a world where these resources are expected to be there, and many expect them to be there free for the taking.» freeloader = aprovechado, gorrón, gorronero, parásito. [Persona que se beneficia de un actividad de un individuo o grupo sin contribuir a él. Pincha en para ver otras palabras que acaban con esta terminación]
Example: Cultural differences in attitudes towards punishing freeloaders and do-gooders have massive impacts on levels of cooperative behaviour.» freeloading = aprovechado, gorrón, gorronero, parásito.
Example: How can I avoid a freeloading business partner and politely tell him that I'm not interested in working with him?.» freeloading = gorronería.
Example: Tell your daughter you've had enough of her freeloading and she can stay only if she gets a job and contributes to the household.» free of charge = gratuito, gratis, sin cobrar, sin ningún coste, sin coste alguno.
Example: Law centres employ qualified lawyers and they receive a waiver from the Law Society that allows them to provide their services free of charge.» free of cost = gratis, gratuito, sin ningún coste, sin coste alguno.
Example: An annexure reviews electronic journals available free of cost.» free of danger = libre de peligro.
Example: She would hold it in safekeeping until they were both free of danger, healthy, and enjoying the life he had promised.» free publication = publicación gratuita.
Example: Order letters are usually used when requesting free publications or when a purchase order is not appropriate.» free ride = viaje gratis, viaje de balde.
Example: To curb drunk driving, cities offer free public transportation and local motorists club arrange free rides home on New Year's Eve.» free-ride on = aprovecharse de, vivir a costa de.
Example: Accordingly, many Eurasian allies now free-ride on the United States -- they spend a trifling amount on defense relative to their means.» free rider = aprovechado, gorrón, gorronero, parásito, oportunista. [Persona que se beneficia de un actividad de un individuo o grupo sin contribuir a él]
Example: Free riders are those who use the information provided by others without contributing evaluations of their own.» free-riding = gorroneo, oportunismo, parasitismo.
Example: Everyone knows people who have a tendency to sponge off other people -- free-riding has been a problem since civilization got started.» free service = servicio gratuito.
Example: 'Free' services still predominate on the Internet: some providers offer samples of free information as a taster for their charged services.» free ticket = billete gratis, entrada gratis, entrada gratuita.
Example: If you give blood in January you get a free ticket to any of the theme parks in Orlando.» get + free = recibir gratis, dar.
Example: Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.» go + free = entrar gratis, no pagar.
Example: Admission costs £15 for the day, with children going free.» hand out + (for) free = repartir gratis, distribuir gratis.
Example: The best remedy is to take the sea sickness pills that they hand out free on the ship to anyone who asks for them. .» hands-free = manos libres.
Example: This new law prohibits all drivers from using a handheld wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle, although the use of a hands-free device is permitted.» obtain + free = obtener gratis.
Example: Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.» there is no such thing as a free lunch = nada es gratis en la viña del Señor.
Example: So for any of you thinking of using this program do be aware there is no such thing as a free lunch.» there is no such thing as a free ride = nada es gratis en la viña del Señor.
Example: Economists constantly remind us that there is no such thing as a free ride, and the analogy can easily be applied to our transportation systems.» thought-free = sin ningún esfuerzo mental, sin necesidad de pensar.
Example: Intenrnet also enables enterprising would-be cheaters to cut and paste material for easy and relatively thought-free composition of essay assignments.» toll-free = gratuito, llamada gratuita. [Se utiliza para las llamadas telefónicas a distancia]
Example: For access and price information concerning the electronic version of Everyman's, contact Dialog Information Services, Inc. 3460 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 or telephone toll-free 1-800-227-1927 (outside California).free [freer -comp., freest -sup.]2 = libre. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.more:
» be free from = librarse de, liberarse de, estar libre de.
Example: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.» be free of debt = estar libre de deudas, no tener deudas, ser solvente.
Example: My dad and I were talking about his recent financial turnaround, and one of the things he said was that he loves being free of debt.» be home free = estar sano y salvo, estar a salvo, poder respirar tranquilo, sentirse satisfecho, tener el éxito asegurado.
Example: If she makes it for a year without a relapse, there's a good chance she'll be home free.» break + free from/of = liberarse de, escaparse de.
Example: The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.» EFTA (European Free Trade Association) = EFTA, la (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio).
Example: At the end of 1983 all customs duties between EFTA (European Free Trade Association) and EC countries were phased out = A finales de l983, se eliminaron progresivamente todos los aranceles entre los países de la EFTA (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio) y los de la CE.» enjoy + Posesivo + free time = disfrutar de + Posesivo + tiempo libre.
Example: Lauren enjoys her free time either biking, skiing or kayaking.» feel + free to = tener la libertad de.
Example: The cataloger should feel free to enter or delete any or all authors on the title page.» feel + free to = con toda confianza.
Example: If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ruth Arnold at [email protected].» free access = acceso libre.
Example: Their Web based manuscript management system promises rapid peer review, multimedia content, searchability and linkability, and free access to all individuals with browsers.» free as a bird = libre como un pájaro.
Example: A person is free as a bird when he's emotionally independent.» free-climbing = escalada libre.
Example: The present study investigates the main differences between the following four mountain disciplines: free-climbing, alpinism, speleology and ski jumping.» free fall = caída libre.
Example: Consequently, this view implies an inmediate cognitive 'free fall' into the lower levels of semantic, morphosyntactic and lexical linguistic nature = Por consiguiente, esta visión implica una "caída libre" inmediata desde el nivel cognitivo a los niveles inferiores de naturaleza semántica, morfosintáctica y léxica.» free fall = caer al vacío.
Example: If I were in an elevator that was free falling, would it help at all if I perfectly timed a jump before it hit the ground floor?.» free-floating subdivision = subencabezamiento común.
Example: The eighth edition introduction also included other useful listings, particularly the 'free-floating subdivisions' (common subdivisions), which formed a substantial part of the whole introduction.» free flow = flujo libre, circulación libre.
Example: The author explains the danger of the information explosions and the factors that retard the free-flow of information.» free-flowing = libre, abierto, sin restricciones.
Example: Creating an innovative organisation requires a sponsor followed by guidance by example and gradual change aided by free-flowing communication.» free flow of information = libre circulación de la información.
Example: The author discusses the roles that various arms of the proposed structure can play to promote free flow of information = El autor describe las funciones que los diferentes departamentos de la estructura propuesta puede desempeñar para promover la libre circulación de la información.» free-for-all = sálvese quien pueda, mercado libre, merienda de negros.
Example: In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering.» free hand = manos libres, carta blanca.
Example: In the past, architects were allowed a free hand in designing library buildings, which, until recently were measured by librarians mainly by their suitability to accommodate book collections.» free-hand drawing = dibujo libre. [Dibujar a mano sin la ayuda de ningún instrumento]
Example: One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.» free indexing language = lenguaje de indización libre.
Example: Free indexing language again, is not a listed language of terms which is distinct from the terms used to describe concepts in a subject area.» free kick = falta, lanzamiento de falta, saque de falta, tiro libre, golpe franco.
Example: There is nothing more satisfying than bending the ball from free kicks over the wall into the back of the net.» free language = lenguaje libre.
Example: Research into controlled and free language is essential for achiever greater exactness in on-line searching.» free language indexing = indización en lenguaje libre.
Example: Free language indexing is distinct from natural language indexing in that natural indexing is constrained by the language of the document being indexed; free language indexing does not even recognise these constraints.» free market = libre mercado, mercado libre.
Example: The creation of a free market would lead to fewer titles, higher prices and a deterioration in relationships.» free moment = rato libre.
Example: The relaxed pace of earlier years has evolved into a frenetic, time-conscious one, and free moments are guarded and allocated with great care.» free movement of goods = libre comercio, libre circulación de mercancías.
Example: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.» free of interest = libre de intereses.
Example: Employees usually take short term loan for six months or even less free of interest.» free of taxes = libre de impuestos, sin impuestos.
Example: Articles sold in a duty-free shop are free of taxes only for the country in which that shop is located.» free + Posesivo + hands from = dejar las manos de uno libres de.
Example: It also frees an operator's hands from having to set switches, etc.» free-range = de campo, de corral, de granja.
Example: An inherent problem with all egg production, whether free-range or battery-caged, is the disposal of unwanted male chicks at the hatchery.» free-ranging = de campo, de corral, de granja.
Example: In a few cases, exposure to chicken faeces in an area frequented by free-ranging poultry is thought to have been the source of infection.» free software = software libre.
Example: Free software is software that gives you the user the freedom to share, study and modify it.» free speech = expresión libre, libertad de expresión.
Example: Because true censorship restricts freedom of information, public libraries must promote free thought and free speech through free books.» free spirit = espíritu libre.
Example: In any case, around 1200 the cult of the free spirit began to emerge as an identifiable heresy in Western Christendom.» free-spirited = de espíritu libre.
Example: Luminously portrayed as a free-spirited genius spilling over with self-confidence and good humor, Juana is the shining feminist heroine of Bemberg's film.» free-standing = independiente, separado, autónomo.
Example: A free-standing terminal is a computer in its own right, which processes and stores data about the transactions and which may also exchange data with a central computer at predetermined intervals, say at the end of a working day.» freestyle = estilo libre.
Example: Originally, the World Wide Web was used only for freestyle unrestricted browsing and its foundation technologies reflect this.» free text = texto libre.
Example: In UNIMARC the notes block, block 3 -- , contains notes -- free text statements qualifying and amplifying the description and access points and dealing with any aspect of the physical make-up of the item of its contents.» free text database = base de datos de texto libre.
Example: In the last 2 years micro-computers have been introduced which are capable of supporting free text databases.» free-text field = campo de texto libre.
Example: Omitting the field label retrieves information from 'free-text' fields only.» free-text phrase = frase de texto libre.
Example: If you want to search for a free-text phrase that contains stopwords, such as 'far from the crowd', enter only the keywords in the phrase.» free text retrieval = recuperación de texto libre. [Posibilidad de poder acceder a información contenida en una aplicación informática que bien no está organizada por campos o ha sido indizada de tal modo que se puede acceder a cualquier palabra o combinación de palabras; también denominada simpelemente recuperación de texto text retrieval o recuperación de texto completo full text retrieval]
Example: The electronic hypermedia of the future depends on integrating the technology of free text retrieval with the classification-based discipline of content analysis.» free text retrieval system = sistema para la recuperación de texto libre.
Example: This is a powerful, free text retrieval system which enables string-searching from any part of a record.» free text search = búsqueda de texto libre.
Example: Searching descriptor fields for such key terms, e.g. 'FIND: self-esteem in de', can be far more precise than a free text search, eliminating false hits.» free-text searching = búsqueda de texto libre.
Example: The words in abstracts in a database are often used in the free-text searching of that database.» free-text search statement = enunciado de búsqueda en texto libre.
Example: In addition, the adjacency operators NEARx and WITHx may be used with free-text search statements.» freethinker = librepensador.
Example: Freethinkers include atheists, agnostics and rationalists -- no one can be a freethinker who demands conformity to a bible, creed, or messiah.» free-thinking = librepensador, de pensamiento liberal, liberal.
Example: The boldness of their appearance charmed many free-thinking courtiers at the same time that it scandalized the conservative contingent.» free thought = pensamiento libre, libertad de pensamiento.
Example: Because true censorship restricts freedom of information, public libraries must promote free thought and free speech through free books.» free time = descanso, tiempo libre.
Example: On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.» free trade = libre comercio.
Example: Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Free Trade and Protection', 'Protection' See 'Free Trade and Protection''.» free trade agreement (FTA) = tratado de libre comercio.
Example: Part of this renewed enthusiasm was fuelled by the negotiations over a free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and Egypt.» freeway = autopista.
Example: The freeway signs in the country don't say motor trucks, they say trucks.» freewheel = piñón. [De bicicleta y que no es un piñón fijo]
Example: I also noticed that the freewheel had a few millimeters of rotational play and about a millimeter of lateral play.» freewheel = ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo.
Example: Prior to his imprisonment He just freewheeled around the country.» freewheel = bajar, rodar. [Generalmente en bicicleta sin pedalear o automóvil sin en el motor en marcha]
Example: His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.» freewheeling [free-wheeling] = descontrolado, alocado, arriesgado, despreocupado, irresponsable.
Example: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.» freewheeling = liberal, libre, sin trabas.
Example: The culture that grew around this institution was even more freewheeling than it is today.» free will = libre albedrío.
Example: There is no margin allowed for the exercise of free will.» free world, the = mundo libre, el.
Example: This may give her a leg up on other 25-year-olds wanting to run for office; a leader of the free world should have at least seen the world.» get + free from = liberarse de, escaparse de.
Example: He couldn't get free from the strait waistcoat that kept him restrained.» get to + go free = ser liberado.
Example: As we relive the story, we pull for him, and against Judas who betrays him, Peter who denies him, Herod who mocks him, Pilate who washes his hands and condemns him, and Barabbas who is guilty but gets to go free.» give + free rein to = dar rienda suelta a.
Example: Analysts should give free rein to their imaginations and not discount even the wildest possibility.» go + free = liberar, quedar libre.
Example: You have often seen lawbreakers go free when they demonstrate they have friends in high places.» keep + free of = mantener libre de.
Example: It is possible to buy disk cleaning kits which, used as instructed, will ensure that the reading head is kept free of contaminants which could cause data loss.» leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo = dejar libertad para + Infinitivo.
Example: This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.» let + Nombre + go free = dejar libre, liberar.
Example: Monte Rissell, who killed five women, upon learning that one of his victims had a father dying from cancer, let her go free because his own father had died from cancer.» nuclear-free zone = zona desnuclearizada.
Example: The 1959 Antarctic Treaty created the world's first nuclear-free zone.» right of free speech = derecho a la libertad de expresión.
Example: The right of access to information is part of the right of free speech.» right to free speech = derecho a la libertad de expresión.
Example: The film, intended to stress the right to free speech, was severely criticised as having definite racist overtones.» roam + free = vagar libremente, deambular libremente.
Example: While in traditional working society, everybody was kept busy, and out of trouble, a leisured society would be one in which people roamed free and unfettered, and capable of absolutely anything.» set + free = liberar.
Example: When studied first at Dongwu University, I was most gratified by its well-stocked library and had the feeling of a caged bird set free to fly into the vast sky.free3 [Lista de adjetivos compuestos que acaban con este sufijo]
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» acid-free = no ácido. [Adjetivo que se aplica principalmente al papel que ha sido tratado especialmente para que su grado de acidez, medido en valores pH, sea bajo pues ésta es una de las causas principales del deterioro del mismo. Pincha en para ver otros adjetivos compuestos que terminan con este sufijo]
Example: A major concern is that paper should be acid-free or alkaline.» alcoholfree = sin alcohol.
Example: On a Dutch forum a similar question was asked regarding alcoholfree beer.» caffeine-free = sin cafeína.
Example: In the United States, soft drink consumers have a large selection of caffeine-free drinks.» carefree = despreocupado, sin preocupaciones, sin problemas, campante.
Example: Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.» car-free = sin tráfico rodado, libre de tráfico rodado.
Example: It's hard to believe that before the early 20th century, almost every city in the world was 'car-free'.» dairy-free = sin lácteos, sin lactosa, libre de lactosa, libre de lácteos.
Example: It's great for those wanting a dairy-free alternative, but almond milk may not have all the nutrients you need.» debt free = sin deudas.
Example: Living debt free is living without worries.» drug-free = libre de drogas.
Example: This is a membership organization of over 5000 anti-drug coalitions, each working to make their community safe, healthy, and drug-free.» dust-free = libre de polvo.
Example: The premises of the library must be kept well-aired, dust-free and properly cleaned.» duty-free = libre de impuestos, sin impuestos.
Example: Nowhere is this climate of change more dramatic than within Europe, which in 1991 accounted for over 50% of worldwide duty-free sales.» error-free = sin errores.
Example: Of the 93 articles examined, only two had completely error-free reference lists.» fancy-free = libre, sin compromiso.
Example: In those days, he was a fancy-free young American, living out of a suitcase with a red and green camera always under his arm.» fat free = sin grasas.
Example: A product labeled low fat must not contain more than 3 grams of fat per serving; and to be labeled fat free it must contain less than 0.5 grams of fat per serving.» fuss-free = libre de complicaciones, sin complicaciones, sin engorros, sin molestias, simple, sencillo, fácil.
Example: Making healthy, family-friendly veggie soups and fruit smoothies or whipping cream is fast and fuss-free with a hand blender.» germ-free = libre de gérmenes, estéril, esterilizado.
Example: A research team at the University of Georgia has come up with a new technology that can make clothing and lingerie permanently germ free.» gluten-free = sin gluten.
Example: This is the very best gluten-free vanilla cake you will ever eat.» guilt-free = inocente, libre de culpa, exento de culpa, intachable, sin tacha, irreprochable, irrepensible.
Example: The article 'Guilt-free automated claiming' evaluates the impact of automation on serials claiming.» hassle-free = libre de complicaciones, sin complicaciones, sin engorros, sin molestias, simple, sencillo, fácil.
Example: Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free = Cocinar las legumbres secas en una olla de cocción lenta es relativamente fácil.» hype-free = sin sensacionalismo(s).
Example: Here's a decent, relatively hype-free article about switching from a PC to a Mac.» interest free = sin intereses, libre de intereses.
Example: Get the mobile phone you want, interest free, by paying for it in monthly installments on your bill.» maintenance-free = sin mantenimiento, no necesitar mantenimiento.
Example: This solid particles removal device has a lifespan of at least 7 years and is virtually maintenance-free for the first 26,400 h of use.» nuclear-free = desnuclearizado, zona desnuclearizada.
Example: International visitors, drawn to New Zealand by its clean, green, nuclear-free image, visit famous, easily accessible, highly developed protected areas.» peat-free = sin turba, sin contenido en turba.
Example: This ready-to-use potting compost is peat-free and 4 times lighter than conventional compost due to the fact it is dehydrated.» pillar-free = sin columnas, sin pilares.
Example: This spacious, flat-floored, pillar-free hall is extremely flexible allowing a wide variety of stand configurations.» problem-free = libre de problemas, sin problemas.
Example: The operational system chosen should allow problem-free transfer from one generation to another.» risk-free = libre de riesgo.
Example: He decided that he would not on principle refuse to earn undeclared income in the underground economy if a reasonably risk-free opportunity presented itself.» royalty-free = libre de derechos de autor.
Example: Failure to distinguish legitimate electro-copying as royalty-free or over-pricing of royalty-paid electro-copying will weaken their role in scholarly communication.» smoke-free = libre de humos, sin humos.
Example: There are cities that have taken action, and have expanded upon this law and made entire beaches and parks smoke-free.» splinter-free = que no se astilla.
Example: These tongue depressors are made of 100% wood and are smooth and splinter-free.» stress-free = libre de estrés, sin estrés.
Example: Many of us dream of retiring to the beaches of Hawaii and living out our days in stress-free bliss.» sugar-free = sin azúcar.
Example: Sugar-free tigernut milk is suitable for diabetics due to its high content of arginine, which liberates the hormone that produces insulin.» tariff-free = libre de impuestos.
Example: The major advantage, however, is that Britain has become a part of the biggest single trading area in the world, with all the attractions of tariff-free access to a market covering the whole of Western Europe.» tax-free = libre de impuestos, sin impuestos.
Example: Tax-free reductions in tax rates could be used to provide a selective subsidy method.» trouble free [trouble-free] = libre de problemas, sin problemas.
Example: It is anticipated that the replacement bindings usedwill give centuries of trouble free service.» wheat-free = sin trigo.
Example: A complete protein and fantastic wheat-free alternative, the demand for quinoa has risen sharply in recent years.» woodfree = sin madera.
Example: A curious technical term, 'woodfree', should be mentioned here: it refers to paper that contains no mechanical wood, although it may contain any amount of chemical wood.» worry-free = sin preocupaciones, libre de preocupaciones.
Example: For your night out on the town get picked up and dropped off at your home or hotel and enjoy an evening worry free of driving, parking or hailing a cab.free4 = liberar, librar, libertar.
Example: Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and free the individual from the burden of repetitive decision-making.more:
» free + a hostage = liberar a un rehén.
Example: At the same time, he began several diplomatic initiatives to free the hostages, all of which proved fruitless.» free + a prisoner = liberar a un preso.
Example: As the Allies advanced, they liberated the various camps and of course freed the prisoners, whether Jewish or not.» free up = librar, liberar.
Example: By leveraging digital tools, police forces may free up more officers to be visible on the streets fighting crime.» free up + resources = liberar recursos.
Example: The newspaper reported that the advantages of the pullout will include relieving the strain on the armed forces and freeing up resources.» free up + time = liberar tiempo, ganar tiempo, dejar tiempo, dejar tiempo libre.
Example: In fact, our survey uncovered that 80 percent of respondents are using the Internet to free up time in their busy schedules by paying bills online.