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WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| free adj | (not literal) (non littéral) | libre adj |
| | The newspaper gave a free interpretation of events. |
| | Le journal a donné une interprétation libre des événements. |
| free adj | (politically independent) | indépendant, libre adj |
| | The former colony became free last year. |
| | L'ancienne colonie est devenue indépendante (or: libre) l'an dernier. |
| free adj | (view: unobstructed) (vue : sans obstacle) | imprenable adj |
| | We have a free view of the stage from here. |
| | D'ici, nous avons une vue imprenable de la scène. |
| free adj | (unfettered) (sans restrictions) | libre adj |
| | After the divorce, he was given free access to his children. |
| | Après le divorce, il a obtenu libre accès à ses enfants. |
| free adj | (chemistry: uncombined) (Chimie) | libre adj |
| | Substances conduct because of free electrons. |
| | Les substances conduisent l'électricité à cause des électrons libres. |
| free adj | (loose) (pas serré) | ample adj |
| | I prefer clothes that are free and light. |
| | Je préfère les vêtements qui sont amples et légers. |
| free adj | (unrestrained) | libre adj |
| | You are free to ask questions. |
| | Vous êtes libres de poser des questions. |
| free adj | (frank) | franc, franche adj |
| | | honnête adj |
| | If I can be free with you, I'll tell you what's wrong. |
| | Si je peux être franc avec vous, je vais vous dire ce qui ne va pas. |
| free adj | somewhat pejorative (lavish) | généreux, prodigue adj |
| | (soutenu) | prodigue adj |
| | He was very free with his advice. |
| | Il était très généreux en conseils. |
| | Il était très prodigue de ses conseils. |
free,
-free adj | (without: [sth] undesirable) | sans prép |
| Note: Used in combination |
| | This tube station has step-free access. |
| | Cette station de métro a un accès sans escalier |
free of [sth],
free from [sth] adj + prep | (without) | sans prép |
| | (personne) | libéré de [qch] adj + prép |
| | Your life will be free from stress. |
| | I try to use personal care products that are free of artificial scents. |
| | Votre vie sera sans stress. // J'essaie d'utiliser des produits d'hygiène sans parfums artificiels. |
| | Votre vie sera libérée du stress. |
| free adv | (freely) | librement adv |
| | I love to run free along the beach. |
| | J'adore courir librement le long de la plage. |
| free adv | (gratis) | gratuitement adv |
| | (populaire) | gratos, gratis adv |
| | I got this book free. |
| | J'ai eu ce livre gratuitement. |
| | J'ai eu ce livre gratis. |
| free [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (exempt) | libérer [qqn] de [qch], exempter [qqn] de (faire) [qch] vtr + prép |
| | | éviter [qch] à [qqn], éviter à [qqn] de faire [qch] vtr |
| | His hearing problem freed him from military service. |
| | Son problème d'audition l'a libéré (or: exempté) du service militaire. |
| | Son problème d'audition lui a évité le service militaire. |
| free [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | (relieve of) | libérer [qqn] de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | | épargner [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | Buying online will free you of the need to go to the shops. |
| | Les achats en ligne vont vous libérer du besoin d'aller dans les magasins. |
| | Les achats en ligne vont vous épargner le besoin d'aller dans les magasins. |
| free [sb/sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (disengage) | libérer [qch] de [qch], dégager [qch] de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | | décrocher [qch] de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | He couldn't free the fishing line from the weeds. |
| | Il n'arrivait pas à libérer (or: dégager) sa canne à pêche des mauvaises herbes. |
| | Il n'arrivait pas à décrocher sa canne à pêche des mauvaises herbes. |
Formes composées
free | -free |
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| additive-free adj | (no artificial ingredients) | sans additifs loc adj |
| alcohol-free beer n | (beer containing no alcohol) | bière sans alcool nf |
| | Bob drinks alcohol-free beer when he is the designated driver. |
| break free vi + adj | (escape) | s'évader⇒, s'échapper⇒, s'enfuir⇒ v pron |
| | Stan works in an office, but dreams of breaking free and joining a rock band. |
| | Stan travaille dans un bureau mais rêve de s'évader et d'intégrer un groupe de rock. |
| break free from [sb] v expr | (escape) | échapper à [qqn] vtr ind |
| | The hostage broke free from his captors and ran to safety. |
| | L'otage a échappé à ses ravisseurs et s'est mis en sécurité. |
| break free from [sth] v expr | (escape) | s'évader de [qch], s'échapper de [qch], s'enfuir de [qch] v pron + prép |
| | The two convicts were finally able to break free from the chain gang. |
| | Les deux forçats ont réussi à s'échapper du bagne. |
bug-free,
bug free adj | (code, software) (Informatique) | sans bugs, sans bogues loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
caffeine-free,
caffeine free adj | (without caffeine) | décaféiné adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
cage free,
cage-free adj | US (hen, egg: free range) (animaux : élevage) | en liberté loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| cage free adv | US (hen, egg: free range) (animaux : élever) | en liberté loc adv |
carriage free,
carriage-free adj | (no shipping charges) (Droit) | franco de port loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
childfree,
also UK: child-free adj | (having no children, esp. by choice) (par choix surtout) | sans enfant loc adj |
childfree by choice,
childless by choice,
also UK: child-free by choice expr | (voluntarily having no children) | sans enfant par choix loc adj |
| | | ne pas avoir d'enfant par choix loc v |
| | Glen and his wife are childless by choice, although they have three dogs. |
| | Glen et sa femme n'ont pas d'enfant par choix, mais ils ont trois chiens. |
| commission free adv | (without money taken out) | net de frais, nette de frais adj |
| | Many companies offer employees the opportunity to buy company stock on a commission free basis. |
cruelty-free,
cruelty free adj | (obtained without harming animals) (cosmétique) | non testé sur les animaux loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
customs-free,
customs free adj | (law: no duty) | libre de douane loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
dairy free,
dairy-free adj | (containing no milk products) | sans produits laitiers adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
drug free,
drug-free adj | (without drugs) | sans drogue loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
drug free,
drug-free adj | (person: not taking drugs) (personne) | qui ne se drogue pas/plus loc adj |
| | (anglicisme, familier) | clean adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
duty free,
duty-free adj | (law: exempt from customs tax) | détaxé adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | Airports are a great place to do some duty-free shopping. |
| duty-free goods npl | (merchandise free of customs tax) | produits hors taxes nmpl |
| | | marchandises détaxées, marchandises hors taxe nfpl |
| | Duty-free goods can be purchased only by those who are over 18 years of age. |
| | Les produits hors taxes peuvent être achetés seulement par les personnes de plus de 18 ans. |
| duty-free shop n | UK (airport: untaxed goods store) | boutique hors taxe nf |
| | | magasin hors taxe nm |
| | | magasin duty-free nm |
| | (anglicisme) | duty-free nm |
| | You must show your boarding pass at the checkout counter of the duty-free shop. |
| | Vous devez montrer votre carte d'embarquement à la caisse de la boutique hors taxe. |
| duty-free zone n | (tariff-free area) | zone franche nf |
| EFTA n | initialism (European Free Trade Association) | Association européenne de libre-échange nf propre |
| | | AELE nf propre |
| European Free Trade Association n | (law: free trade group) | Association européenne de libre-échange nf propre |
| | | AELE nf propre |
fancy-free,
fancy free adj | (no commitments, carefree) | libre comme l'air loc adj |
| | (célibataire) | sans attache loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
fat-free,
fat free adj | (food: containing no fats) | 0 %, à 0 % loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | I bought some fat-free yogurt, but it doesn't taste as good as the real thing! It is a mistake to think that because a food is fat-free, it's also free of calories. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Il n'y a pas à dire, le yaourt 0 % ne vaut pas un vrai yaourt. |
| | (lait) | écrémé adj |
| feel free interj | informal (please do, go ahead) | n'hésite pas, n'hésitez pas interj |
| | If you ever want to borrow a book, feel free. |
| | Si tu veux m'emprunter un livre, n'hésite pas. |
| feel free to do [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] freely) | ne pas hésiter à faire [qch] loc v |
| | Please feel free to call if you need any help. |
| | Tara told Leo that he should feel free to borrow her car whenever he liked. |
| | N'hésite pas à m'appeler si tu as besoin d'aide. // Tara a dit à Léo qu'il ne devrait pas hésiter à emprunter sa voiture quand il le voulait. |
| for free adv | informal (free of charge, without paying) | gratuitement adv |
| | Joe somehow managed to get hold of some concert tickets for free. |
| | Je ne sais pas trop comment mais Joe a réussi à avoir des billets pour le concert gratuitement. |
foul line,
free throw line n | (on basketball court) (Basket-ball) | ligne de lancer franc nf |
| | The crowd fell silent as the player stepped up to the foul line. |
fragrance-free,
fragrance free adj | (unscented) | sans parfum adj |
| | | non parfumé loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | Cette crème de soin est sans parfum. |
| free admission n | (no cost to enter) | entrée libre, entrée gratuite nf |
| | Tickets cost $20, except on Tuesdays when the museum offers free admission. |
| free agent n | ([sb] independent) (figuré) | électron libre nm |
| free agent n | (sports: non-contract player) | joueur (pilote, coureur, cycliste, etc.) sans contrat nm |
| | His contract with the Yankees has expired so now he's a free agent. |
| free and clear adj | (law: full ownership) (Droit) | franc et quitte loc adj |
free and easy,
free-and-easy adj | (informal, easy-going) | décontracté adj |
| free as a bird adj | informal (really free) | libre comme l'air adj |
| | When this school year is over, I'll be free as a bird. |
| | Quand l'année scolaire sera finie, je serai libre comme l'air. |
| free association n | (spontaneous response to words) | association d'idées nf |
| | Let's do free association: I'll say a word and you say the first word that comes to mind. |
| | Faisons des associations d'idées : je dis un mot et tu dis le premier mot qui te vient à l'esprit. |
| | (Psychologie) | libre association d'idées, association libre nf |
| free association n | (right to associate with anyone) | liberté d'association nf |
| | We have the right to free association in this country. |
| free atmosphere n | (high up atmosphere) | atmosphère libre nf |
| | The spaceship is now beyond the free atmosphere. |
| free choice n | (unrestricted options) | libre choix nm |
| | You can only control your own life by exercising your own free choice. |
| free choice n | ([sth] chosen freely) | choix librement consenti nm |
| free citizen n | (has unrestricted freedoms) | citoyen libre, citoyenne libre nm, nf |
| free clinic n | (offers free medical care) | dispensaire nm |
| | This free clinic has been providing health care to the uninsured since the '60s. |
| free competition n | (business: no trading restrictions) | libre concurrence nf |
| | Free competition cannot exist where the government is controlling the market. |
| free delivery n | (delivery without charge) | livraison gratuite nf |
| free energy n | (thermodynamics) (thermodynamique) | énergie libre nf |
| free enterprise n | (liberal economics) | libre entreprise nf |
| | The G8 is a group of nations who share a belief in free enterprise as the best route to growth. |
| free fall n | (fall: subject to gravity) | chute libre nf |
| | The plane went into free fall when both engines stalled. |
| | L'avion a fait de la chute libre quand ses deux moteurs se sont arrêtés. |
| free fall n | (part of jump: no parachute) (activité) | chute libre nf |
| | Baumgartner is going to perform a free fall from 120,000 feet. |
| | Baumgartner va faire une chute libre de 39 km. |
| free fall n | figurative (sharp decline) (figuré) | chute libre nf |
| | The global economy went into free fall in the fall of 2008. |
| | L'économie mondiale est tombée en chute libre à l'automne 2008. |
free floating anxiety,
generalized anxiety disorder n | (mental condition) | trouble anxieux généralisé nm |
free flowing,
free-flowing adj | (fluid, moving easily) | qui s'écoule adj |
| | (rivière) | qui coule librement, qui coule sans obstacle loc adj |
| | (trafic, circulation, mouvement) | fluide adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | A little work with this plunger and we'll have this drain free flowing again. The Yellowstone River is free flowing: it has no dams anywhere on its course. |
| | Encore un peu de travail avec cette ventouse et ce tuyau s'écoulera bientôt de nouveau. |
| | La rivière Yellowstone coule sans obstacle : il n'y a aucun barrage sur son trajet. |
free flowing,
free-flowing adj | figurative (without constraints) | libre adj |
| | Their free-flowing discussion touched on everything from their jobs to their relationships. |
| | (conversation, discussion) | à bâtons rompus adj |
| | Leur discussion à bâtons rompus les a menés à parler de tout : du travail aux relations. |
free form,
freeform n | (improvised style) (Musique) | free jazz nm |
| | Free form is a type of jazz introduced in the 1950s. |
| free from adj | (not containing) | dépourvu de adj + prép |
| | The river was free from pollution before the factory was built nearby. |
| | La rivière était dépourvue de pollution avant que l'usine ne s'installe à côté. |
| | | libre de tout adj + prép |
| | La rivière était libre de toute pollution avant que l'usine ne s'installe à côté. |
| | | exempt de adj + prép |
| | La rivière était exempte de pollution avant que l'usine ne s'installe à côté. |
| free [sb] from an obligation v expr | (release [sb] from a duty) | libérer [qqn] d'une obligation loc v |
| | He's been taking care of his elderly parents for years; finally, his siblings have decided to free him from that obligation by taking on more responsibility themselves. |
| free gift n | ([sth] offered free with a purchase) | cadeau nm |
| free hand n | (unrestricted freedom) | liberté d'action nf |
| | | liberté nf |
| | | carte blanche nf |
| | Tu as carte blanche pour cette mission. |
| | | latitude nf |
| | J'ai eu toute latitude d'agir comme je le voulais. |
free health center (US),
free health clinic (UK) n | (medical treatment facility) | dispensaire nm |
| | (France, équivalent) | centre médical, pôle santé nm |
| free house n | UK (independently-owned pub) (bar anglais) | pub nm |
| free in and out n | (transportation only) (Transports) | bord à bord loc adj |
| free kick n | (sport: kick awarded after a foul) (Sports) | coup franc nm |
| free love n | dated (extra-marital or promiscuous sex) (vieilli) | amour libre nm |
| free lunch n | (food provided to attract customers) | repas gratuit nm |
| | | dégustation gratuite nf |
| free lunch n | figurative ([sth] given with no expectations) (figuré) | cadeau nm |
| free man n | ([sb] who is not in prison) | homme libre nm |
| | 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 n | (economic system with price competition) | libre marché nm |
| | | économie de marché, économie libérale nf |
| free-market n as adj | (relating to free market) | de marché loc adj |
| free memory n | (computing: storage capacity left) | espace mémoire (disponible) nm |
| | My husband's computer has gotten really slow because it is running out of free memory. |
free of [sth],
free from [sth] expr | (not containing) | sans prép |
| | | ne contenant pas de loc prép |
| | I try to use personal care products that are free of artificial scents. |
| free of charge adj | (having no cost) | gratuit adj |
| | The film was rubbish but it's okay because the seats were free of charge. |
| | Le film était nul mais ce n'est pas grave parce que les places étaient gratuites. |
| free of charge adv | (at no cost) | gratuitement adv |
| | | gratuit adj |
| | Breakfast is provided free of charge. |
| | Le petit déjeuner est fourni gratuitement. |
| | Le petit déjeuner est gratuit. |
| free of cost adj | (not requiring payment) | gratuit adj |
| | Anti-pollution measures are never free of cost. |
| | Les mesures anti-pollution ne sont jamais gratuites. |
| free pass n | (access to [sth] at no cost) | accès gratuit nm |
| | The package includes free passes to all the park attractions. |
| | Le package comprend des accès gratuits à toutes les attractions du parc. |
| free play n | (unstructured playtime for children) (enfants) | jeux libres nmpl |
| free play n | (unrestricted conduct, as by a business) (Affaires) | jeu libre nm |
free play,
freeplay n | (concept in literary theory) (concept littéraire) | jeu libre nm |
| free port n | (port open to commercial vessels) (Droit) | port franc nm |
free port,
free port area,
free zone n | (area open to commercial vessels) | zone franche nf |
| free press | (uncensored press) | presse libre nf |
| free radical n | often plural (reactive atom or molecule) (Chimie) | radical libre nm |
free range,
free-range adj | (farm animal: roaming freely) (poulet) | fermier, fermière adj |
| | (poulet) | élevé en plein air adj |
| | Free-range chickens are not kept in small cages. |
| | Les poulets fermiers (or: élevés en plein air) ne sont pas gardés dans de petites cages. |
free range,
free-range adj | (produce: from free-range animals) (œuf) | de poule élevé en plein air loc adj |
| | Eggs generally cost more if they're free range. |
| | Les œufs coûtent en général plus cher s'ils sont de poules élevées en plein air. |
| free rein n | (full control, unhampered freedom) | libre cours nm |
| free ride n | slang (get without working for it) | to get a free ride : avoir la vie facile, profiter loc v |
| | | there are no free rides : on n'a rien sans rien expr |
| | | it's not a free ride : ça se mérite expr |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | There are no free rides here: if you don't work, you don't eat. |
| | Ici, on n'a rien sans rien : si tu ne travailles pas, tu ne manges pas. |
| | Ici, manger, ça se mérite : il faut travailler. |
| free rider n | slang (person: freeloader) | parasite nm |
free running,
freerunning n | (activity: type of parkour) (sport : anglicisme) | free-running, freerunning, free run nm |
| free sample n | (taster of [sth] offered at no charge) | échantillon gratuit nm |
| | When I was a child, I loved to eat free samples at the grocery store. |
| | Quand j'étais enfant, j'adorais manger des échantillons gratuits à l'épicerie. |
| free school | (privately run school) | école libre, école non conventionnelle nf |
| Note: École dont l'approche pédagogique se veut originale et différente des écoles privées et publiques |
| free space n | (unused memory or storage) | espace libre nm |
| free speech n | (speech unrestrained by censorship) | liberté d'expression nf |
| | Seventy percent of Americans agreed that people should have the right to free speech. |
| | Soixante-dix pour cent des Américains s'accordent à penser que le peuple devrait avoir le droit à la liberté d'expression. |