La Palabra del Día: Libre

Question

Libre

free, spare, clear

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My Example:

Siempre quiero tener un día libre, pero si tuviera mañana libre, estoy seguro de que el día pasaría volando…..Es muy triste….

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I always wish for a day off, but if I had tomorrow off, I am sure the day would fly by – it’s very sad…

quisiera que,,,preparing a nice soft arm chair in the dunce corner for you, grrrrrrr, the only mistake though, jeje, so you are save - 00494d19, Jan 31, 2012

jeje - gracias....I was figuring it should be ojalá - but I was a little curious about quisiera que....I suppose I've learnt my lesson...jeje - 001a2987, Jan 31, 2012

wow, now you really messed it up, ok, the arm chair is ready for you - 00494d19, Jan 31, 2012

this is not " I wish I had...." construction, cmon, just a normal wish sentence...jeeeeez, querer + ??????? - 00494d19, Jan 31, 2012

Ojala tener or ojala tuviera? I thought ojala has to be followed by subjunctive, is that so? - JazSpanish, Jan 31, 2012

Jeje. Muy divertido Chris! - Jraider, Jan 31, 2012

jeez - thanks again Heidi... :) - 001a2987, Jan 31, 2012

Hey Chris...just checking in to see how your day is going..hopefully you are not catching flies... - drvicente, Jan 31, 2012

jaja Vicente - luckily no.... :) - 001a2987, Feb 1, 2012

Answer 1

Es libre de comer lo que quiera.
You are free to eat what you want.

de comer, hola novio, cielo, hace mucho que no te veo:) jeje - 00494d19, Jan 31, 2012

hola novia....claro que si.....estoy ocupado con mis trabajos....ugh! :) tan pronto besos y abrazos - Jason7R, Jan 31, 2012

Answer 2

Me gusta estudiar el español en Spanishdict.com porque todas las lecciones allá son libre

I love to study spanish at Spanishdict.com because all the lessons there are free

lecciones is plural so??? try again - 00494d19, Jan 31, 2012

Wouldn't this be gratis? - rabbitwho, Jan 31, 2012

Excellent question Rabbit..Libre=free as in unencombered, unrestrained, unmonitored vs. gratis= free as in no $ involved..context is key!!! - drvicente, Jan 31, 2012

Answer 3

¿Puedes libre diaz pesos? - Can you spare 10 pesos?

¿Tienes diez pesos libres? - drvicente, Jan 31, 2012

Thank you for the correction. - kdrinning, Feb 2, 2012

Answer 4

¿Estás libre de pecado?

Are you free of sin?

perfecto - 00494d19, Jan 31, 2012

Me gusta mucho..¿dónde lo encontraste, Joyce? muy informativo... - drvicente, Feb 2, 2012

Answer 5

La libertad no es libre simplemente porque la factura fue enviada a otra persona.

Freedom is not free just because the invoice was sent to someone else.

Your sentence is grammatically correct..I just don't know what it means! - drvicente, Feb 1, 2012

Answer 6

Hey Mister, do you have any spare change?

¡Oye, Señor! ¿Tiene usted unas monedas libres?

Every time I finish a sentence I hope I got it all correct. Some day it will happen. - Leatha, Jan 31, 2012

¡Oye, Señor! ¿Tiene usted unas monedas libres? - drvicente, Jan 31, 2012

Well it wasn't today. - Leatha, Jan 31, 2012

Answer 7

El perrito es libre de escoger; o persigue el gatito o jugar juega a traer.

The puppy is free to choose; either chase the kitten or play fetch.

Bandit..look at your sentence in Spanish again..note that your first verb of your either/or sentence is conjugated..therefore you must conjugate the first verb in the second part! - drvicente, Jan 31, 2012

Sorry, Vicente. Hopefully I did the verb, better this time. - bandit51jd, Jan 31, 2012

Muy bien... - drvicente, Jan 31, 2012

Answer 8

Espero algún día tener la oportunidad de viajar a una Cuba libre para disfrutar de una un cuba libre.

I hope one day to have the opportunity to travel to a free Cuba to enjoy a rum and coke.

Excelente amigo...una bebida deliciosa - drvicente, Jan 31, 2012

Gracias drvicente. I'll meet you there! - Jraider, Jan 31, 2012

funnily enough, the country is Cuba, but the drink is el cuba libre...or even "el cubata" - 00494d19, Jan 31, 2012

Gracias Heidita . So it should be uno cuba libre ? - Jraider, Jan 31, 2012

..disfrutar de un cuba libre. - drvicente, Jan 31, 2012

Gracias una vez ma's drvicente:) - Jraider, Jan 31, 2012

I think this is a good plan, jraider. - annierats, Jan 31, 2012

Answer 9

Todo el mundo quiere ser libre para hacer cualquier cosa, pero esto no es una muy buena idea. Hay siempre unas cosas que no debemos hacer.

Everyone wants to be free to do anything, but this is not a very good idea. There are always some things which we should not do.

..pero esto... - drvicente, Feb 2, 2012

One tiny letter! Gracias. - jennysk, Feb 2, 2012

Answer 10

en mi tiempo libre siempre estudio español con los diferentes maneras.por ejemplo ver la serie " aquí mando yo:.es gracioso. - In my free time I always study Spanish in different ways,like watch the series " Aquí Mando Yo". It's funny.

Bienvendio al foro! :) - 001a2987, Feb 1, 2012

En....español de maneras diferentes. Por ejemplo: ver... - drvicente, Feb 1, 2012

gracias amigos! - jazonadriano, Feb 2, 2012

Answer 11

Deseo pudiera consumir chocolate y todavía ser (sea or fuera?) libre de sentirme culpable . . .

*I wish I could eat chocolate and still be free from feeling guilty . . . *

Por que el subjuntivo (ambos presente y imperfecto) son todavía nuevos para mí, hagame el favor de corregirme. - Xocoyote, Jan 31, 2012

Deseo consumir chocolate y todavía poder ser libre de la culpa. (you don't need subjunctive here..you use the infinitve because there is no change in subject!) - drvicente, Feb 1, 2012

Answer 12

The roadrunner is not tricked by finding free food, and hence remains free.

El correcaminos no es engañado Al correcaminos no se le engaña por encontrar comida gratis, y por lo tanto queda libre.

:) - 001a2987, Feb 1, 2012

Al correcaminos no se le engaña...we don't use passive in this form, pesta, find my thread on that - 00494d19, Feb 1, 2012

¡Gracias, Heidita! - pesta, Feb 1, 2012

Answer 13

Envidio a esas personas que tienen espíritus libres.

I envy those people who have free spirits.

Envidio a... - drvicente, Jan 31, 2012

Hi frank, look, vicente said no "me" - 00494d19, Feb 1, 2012

Thank you Heidta! - mtmonadnock, Feb 1, 2012

Answer 14

(ver con la perspectiva del gato) El ordenador no es libre. ¡Encuentres tu propio!

(ver con la perspectiva del gato) El ordenador no es libre. ¡Encuentra tu propio!

(Look from the perspective of the cat) The computer is not free. Find your own!

...Encuentra (imperative tense for "tú" from) - drvicente, Jan 31, 2012

thank you, drvicente - 00434ec3, Jan 31, 2012

Do you know my cat!? - Leatha, Jan 31, 2012

yes, I skyped with it yesterday and it told me it was annoying you for its own pleasure. ;-) - 00434ec3, Feb 1, 2012

Answer 15

Trabajaría al aire libre en lugar de trabajar adentro.

I would rather work outdoors instead of working indoors.

¿Es correcto: trabajar al aire libre or trabajar en el aire libre? ¡Explique por favor! - Xocoyote, Jan 31, 2012

la expresión es: ..al aire libre. - drvicente, Jan 31, 2012

You also need quotation marks around your sentence because it is a question.. - drvicente, Jan 31, 2012

¿Es correcto: "Trabajar al aire libre or trabajar en el aire libre"? - Lo he hecho - Xocoyote, Jan 31, 2012