See also: librâr

Galician

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /liˈbɾaɾ/ [liˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: li‧brar

Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese livrar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin līberāre, present active infinitive of līberō. Doublet of liberar, which was borrowed. Cognate with Portuguese livrar and Spanish librar.

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librar (first-person singular present libro, first-person singular preterite librei, past participle librado)

  1. (transitive) to empty
    Synonyms: baleirar, desocupar
    Vamos librar este almacénLet's empty this warehouse
  2. (archaic) to give birth; to help to give birth
  3. (pronominal or intransitive, of cows) to expel the placenta
  4. (intransitive) to fit
    Synonym: caber
    Dálle que libra! (meme)Go on, [the car] fits!
  5. (transitive) to save, spare, free, acquit, exempt [with de ‘from’]
  6. (pronominal) to get out
    Synonym: zafar
  7. (intransitive) to hurry, rush in finishing
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Etymology 2

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From Latin līberāre, present active infinitive of lībrō.

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librar (first-person singular present libro, first-person singular preterite librei, past participle librado)

  1. (transitive, pronominal) to balance, equilibrate
    Synonyms: balancear, equilibrar
  2. (transitive, pronominal) to suspend, to hang
    Synonyms: suspender, pairar
  3. (transitive, pronominal) to cause to oscillate
  4. (transitive, pronominal) to substantiate, base in
    Synonyms: fundamentar, basear
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French libraire, Latin librārius.

Noun

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librar m (plural librari)

  1. bookseller

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin līberāre. Doublet of liberar, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /liˈbɾaɾ/ [liˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: li‧brar

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librar (first-person singular present libro, first-person singular preterite libré, past participle librado)

  1. (transitive) to save, to rescue, to deliver, to preserve
    Synonyms: salvar, rescatar
  2. to free, to exempt
  3. (transitive) to place, to put (hope, trust)
  4. (transitive) to issue (a check, a decree)
  5. to make (an appointment)
  6. (transitive) to wage, to engage (battle, war)
    • 2022 February 25, Manuel G. Pascual, “La ciberguerra de Rusia contra Ucrania nunca ha acabado [Russia's cyberwar against Ukraine never ended]”, in El País[1]:
      En el entorno digital se libran batallas silenciosas, sin disparos ni muertos, pero capaces de dejar sin calefacción a miles de personas []
      In the digital environment, silent wars are waged, without gunfire or deaths, but capable of leaving thousands without heat []
  7. (intransitive) to give birth
    Synonym: parir
  8. (intransitive) to expel the placenta
  9. (intransitive) to be free; to get off

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