Phrase guide

free as a bird

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having no ties; completely free.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: simile

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حُرّ كَالطَّائِر — completely free
  • Arabic: حُرّ كَالْعُصْفُور (ḥurr kālʕuṣfūr) — completely free
  • Czech: volný jako pták — completely free
  • Dutch: vrij als een vogel — completely free
  • Dutch: vrij als een vogeltje — completely free
  • Finnish: vapaa kuin taivaan lintu — completely free
  • French: libre comme l'air — completely free
  • Hindi: एक पक्षी के रूप में मुक्त (ek pakṣī ke rūp mẽ mukt) — completely free
  • Hungarian: szabad, mint a madár — completely free
  • Japanese: 鳥のように自由だ — completely free
  • Korean: 새처럼 자유롭다 (saecheoreom jayuropda) — completely free
  • Polish: wolny jak ptak — completely free
  • Turkish: kuşlar kadar özgür — completely free