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Word: libre

Meaning:
The Spanish adjective "libre" means "free" in English. It can refer to the condition of being free in several contexts:

1. Freedom/Liberty: Not being under control or confined by someone else or by rules.

   • Example: Estoy libre = I am free (not busy or constrained).

2. Availability: Being available, not occupied or taken.

   • Example: La mesa está libre = The table is free (not occupied).

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Parts:

• Libre is an adjective.
• It does not change form for gender; both masculine and feminine are libre in singular (appended with -s for plural: libres).

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Synonyms:

• For freedom: libertad (noun: freedom), independiente (independent)
• For availability: disponible (available), desocupado (unoccupied)

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Antonyms:

• For freedom: prisionero/prisionera (prisoner), esclavo/esclava (slave), ocupado/ocupada (busy/occupied)
• For availability: ocupado (occupied), reservado (reserved)

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Summary:

• Libre is used to describe a person or thing not being restrained, or something unoccupied or available.
• It is both a common and versatile word in Spanish.