Today’s Spanish word of the day is “libre”.
It’s an adjective meaning “free” in the sense of “at liberty” or “vacant”.
When talking about things that are “free” in the sense of “without cost”, it would be more common to use the word “gratis” rather than “libre”.
The word “libre” comes from Latin “liber” which also meant “free”. This word also gave us words such as English “liberty” and its Spanish equivalent, “libertad”.
Example sentences
El domingo es un día libre para mí.
Sunday is a free day for me.
El prisionero fue declarado libre después de 20 años.
The prisoner was declared free after 20 years.
Al fin soy libre para hacer lo que quiera.
I’m finally free to do whatever I want.
Me siento más libre cuando estoy en la naturaleza.
I feel more free when I’m in nature.
Tienes libre albedrío para tomar tus propias decisiones.
You have free will to make your own decisions.
