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Results for: "release"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

release — to let go of
→ alliberar
→ soltar
release — to free or liberate
→ alliberar
release — software release
→ versió f

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (12)

1. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film);
- Example: "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"

2. the act of liberating someone or something;
[syn: liberation, release, freeing]

3. a process that liberates or discharges something;
- Example: "there was a sudden release of oxygen"
- Example: "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland"

4. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation;
[syn: handout, press release, release]

5. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart);
[syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking]

6. euphemistic expressions for death;
- Example: "thousands mourned his passing"
[syn: passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release]

7. a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation;
[syn: acquittance, release]

8. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism;
[syn: release, button]

9. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion;
- Example: "she had no other outlet for her feelings"
- Example: "he gave vent to his anger"
[syn: release, outlet, vent]

10. the act of allowing a fluid to escape;
[syn: spill, spillage, release]

11. a formal written statement of relinquishment;
[syn: release, waiver, discharge]

12. (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone;
[syn: release, tone ending]


VERB (10)

1. release, as from one's grip;
- Example: "Let go of the door handle, please!"
- Example: "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
[syn: let go of, let go, release, relinquish]

2. grant freedom to; free from confinement;
[syn: free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose]

3. let (something) fall or spill from a container;
- Example: "turn the flour onto a plate"
[syn: turn, release]

4. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale;
- Example: "publish a magazine or newspaper"
[syn: publish, bring out, put out, issue, release]

5. eliminate (a substance);
- Example: "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"
- Example: "the plant releases a gas"
[syn: exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release]

6. generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids;
- Example: "secrete digestive juices"
- Example: "release a hormone into the blood stream"
[syn: secrete, release]

7. make (information) available for publication;
- Example: "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
[syn: free, release]

8. part with a possession or right;
- Example: "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"
- Example: "resign a claim to the throne"
[syn: release, relinquish, resign, free, give up]

9. release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition;
[syn: release, free, liberate]

10. make (assets) available;
- Example: "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
[syn: unblock, unfreeze, free, release]