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Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re- Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg- Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-s-ós Latin laxus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin laxō Vulgar Latin *laxicāre Vulgar Latin *lassicāre Old French laschier Old French relaschier Old French relaisserbor. Middle English relesen English release From Middle English relesen, relessen, from Old French relaisser (variant of relascher).

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English lease English release From re- + lease.

366 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: lëshoj — event of setting free
• Albanian: la — event of setting free
• Belarusian: вызвале́нне (vyzvaljénnje) — event of setting free
• Bulgarian: освобожде́ние (osvoboždénie) — event of setting free
• Catalan: alliberament — event of setting free
• Chinese Mandarin: 放開 /放开 (fàngkāi) — event of setting free
• Chinese Mandarin: 鬆開 /松开 (sōngkāi) — event of setting free
• Chinese Mandarin: 釋放 /释放 (shìfàng) — event of setting free
• Danish: frislippende — event of setting free
• Finnish: vapautus — event of setting free
• Finnish: vapauttaminen — event of setting free
• French: lâcher — event of setting free
• French: relâche — event of setting free
• Galician: liberar — event of setting free
• Galician: solta — event of setting free
• German: Entlassen — event of setting free
• Ancient Greek: λύσις (lúsis) — event of setting free
• Ancient Greek: ἄφεσις (áphesis) — event of setting free
• Hindi: मुक्ति (mukti) — event of setting free
• Hungarian: szabadon bocsátás/engedés — event of setting free
• Hungarian: elengedés — event of setting free
• Hungarian: eleresztés — event of setting free
• Hungarian: kieresztés — event of setting free
• Icelandic: láta lausan — event of setting free
• Icelandic: útskrifa — event of setting free
• Irish: scaoil amach — event of setting free
• Irish: ligean — event of setting free
• Japanese: 釈放 (shakuhō) — event of setting free
• Korean: 석방 (seokbang) — event of setting free
• Persian: رهاسازی (rahâsâzi) — event of setting free
• Polish: wyzwolenie — event of setting free
• Portuguese: libertar — event of setting free
• Portuguese: liberar — event of setting free
• Romanian: eliberare — event of setting free
• Russian: освобожде́ние (osvoboždénije) — event of setting free
• Spanish: liberación — event of setting free
• Spanish: libramiento — event of setting free
• Swedish: frisläppande — event of setting free
• Swedish: frigöring — event of setting free
• Turkish: serbest bırakma — event of setting free
• Ukrainian: визво́лення (vyzvólennja) — event of setting free
• Ukrainian: зві́льнення (zvílʹnennja) — event of setting free
• Belarusian: вы́пуск (výpusk) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Belarusian: рэлі́з (relíz) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Breton: handelv — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Bulgarian: рели́йз (relíjz) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Catalan: versió — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Chinese Mandarin: 發行 /发行 (fāxíng) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Chinese Mandarin: 發布 /发布 (fābù) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Czech: vydání — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Danish: version — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Danish: udgave — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Esperanto: eldono — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Esperanto: versio — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Finnish: julkaisu — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Finnish: julkaiseminen — software: distribution of a computer software product
• French: version — software: distribution of a computer software product
• German: Version — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Greek: έκδοση (ékdosi) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Hebrew: גרסה (girsá) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Hindi: विमोचन (vimocan) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Hungarian: forgalomba hozás/hozatal — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Hungarian: kibocsátás — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Hungarian: megjelenés — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Hungarian: megjelentetés — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Icelandic: útgáfa — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Icelandic: útgáfur — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Italian: versione — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Japanese: リリース (rirīsu) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Korean: 릴리스 (rilliseu) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Korean: 발표 (balpyo) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Polish: wersja — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Polish: wydanie — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Portuguese: lançamento — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Portuguese: versão — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Russian: рели́з (relíz) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Russian: вы́пуск (výpusk) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Russian: ве́рсия (vérsija) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Spanish: versión — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Swedish: version — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Swedish: utgåva — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Swedish: utgåvor — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Telugu: విడుదల (viḍudala) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Ukrainian: ви́пуск (výpusk) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Ukrainian: релі́з (relíz) — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Vietnamese: phiên bản — software: distribution of a computer software product
• Bulgarian: пу́скане (púskane) — product made recently available
• Catalan: estrena — product made recently available
• Danish: udgave — product made recently available
• Finnish: uutuus — product made recently available
• French: sortie — product made recently available
• French: parution — product made recently available
• German: Veröffentlichung — product made recently available
• Hebrew: כּוֹתָר (kotár) — product made recently available
• Hindi: विमोचन (vimocan) — product made recently available
• Hindi: प्रमोचन (pramocan) — product made recently available
• Hungarian: frissen forgalomba hozott termék — product made recently available
• Icelandic: útgáfa — product made recently available
• Icelandic: útgáfur — product made recently available
• Polish: nowość — product made recently available
• Portuguese: lançamento — product made recently available
• Romanian: lansare — product made recently available
• Russian: нови́нка (novínka) — product made recently available
• Russian: рели́з (relíz) — product made recently available
• Spanish: lanzamiento — product made recently available
• Albanian: liruar — that which is released or let go
• Bulgarian: пу́скане (púskane) — that which is released or let go
• Catalan: alliberat — that which is released or let go
• Finnish: vapautus — that which is released or let go
• German: Freisetzung — that which is released or let go
• Greek: ελευθέρωση (elefthérosi) — that which is released or let go
• Greek: απελευθέρωση (apelefthérosi) — that which is released or let go
• Central Kurdish: بەربوون (berbûn) — that which is released or let go
• Polish: wyzwolenie — that which is released or let go
• Polish: uwolnienie — that which is released or let go
• Spanish: soltado — that which is released or let go
• Spanish: descargado — that which is released or let go
• Telugu: విడుదలైన (viḍudalaina) — that which is released or let go
• Dutch: kwijtschelding — law: giving up of a claim; debt release
• French: remise de dette — law: giving up of a claim; debt release
• German: Schulderlass — law: giving up of a claim; debt release
• Hungarian: mentesítés — law: giving up of a claim; debt release
• Hungarian: felmentvény — law: giving up of a claim; debt release
• Italian: remissione di debito — law: giving up of a claim; debt release
• Portuguese: remissão de dívida — law: giving up of a claim; debt release
• Romanian: remiterea de datorie — law: giving up of a claim; debt release
• Spanish: remisión de deuda — law: giving up of a claim; debt release
• Finnish: vapauttaminen — biochemistry
• French: libération — biochemistry
• Italian: liberazione — biochemistry
• Portuguese: liberação — biochemistry
• Spanish: liberación — biochemistry
• Spanish: emisión — biochemistry
• Albanian: lirim — liberation from pain or suffering
• Albanian: letim (gheg) — liberation from pain or suffering
• Bulgarian: облекче́ние (oblekčénie) — liberation from pain or suffering
• Hungarian: enyhülés — liberation from pain or suffering
• Bulgarian: спу́сък (spúsǎk) — a device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required
• Hungarian: kioldó — a device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required
• Hungarian: nyitó — a device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required
• Afrikaans: los — to let go of
• Albanian: lësho — to let go of
• Albanian: shlo (gheg) — to let go of
• Southern Altai: божодор (božodor) — to let go of
• Arabic: حَرَّرَ (ḥarrara) — to let go of
• Armenian: արձակել (arjakel) — to let go of
• Belarusian: адпуска́ць (adpuskácʹ) — to let go of
• Belarusian: адпусці́ць (adpuscícʹ) — to let go of
• Bulgarian: пускам (puskam) — to let go of
• Bulgarian: освобождавам (osvoboždavam) — to let go of
• Catalan: alliberar — to let go of
• Cherokee: ᏚᏲᏍᎦ (duyosga) — to let go of
• Chinese Mandarin: 解放 (jiěfàng) — to let go of
• Chinese Mandarin: 放出 (fàngchū) — to let go of
• Czech: uvolnit — to let go of
• Danish: slippe — to let go of
• Dutch: loslaten — to let go of
• Finnish: irrottaa — to let go of
• French: lâcher — to let go of
• French: libérer — to let go of
• Galician: ceibar — to let go of
• Galician: liberar — to let go of
• Galician: soltar — to let go of
• German: loslassen — to let go of
• Hebrew: שחרר (shikhrér) — to let go of
• Hindi: छोड़ना (choṛnā) — to let go of
• Hungarian: elenged — to let go of
• Hungarian: elereszt — to let go of
• Hungarian: ereszt — to let go of
• Icelandic: sleppa — to let go of
• Ingrian: päästää — to let go of
• Irish: scaoil — to let go of
• Irish: scaoil amach — to let go of
• Irish: scaoil de — to let go of
• Italian: liberare — to let go of
• Japanese: 解放する (kaihō suru) — to let go of
• Japanese: 放す (hanasu) — to let go of
• Korean: 석방하다 (seokbanghada) — to let go of
• Korean: 해방하다 (haebanghada) — to let go of
• Korean: 풀어 주다 (pureo juda) — to let go of
• Korean: 놓아 주다 (noa juda) — to let go of
• Central Kurdish: بەردان (berdan) — to let go of
• Lithuanian: atleisti — to let go of
• Māori: tuku — to let go of
• Māori: whakatangatanga — to let go of
• Māori: maheno — to let go of
• Norman: r'lâchi — to let go of
• Norwegian Bokmål: slippe — to let go of
• Occitan: liberar — to let go of
• Persian: رها کردن (rahâ kardan) — to let go of
• Portuguese: soltar — to let go of
• Portuguese: liberar — to let go of
• Russian: отпуска́ть (otpuskátʹ) — to let go of
• Russian: отпусти́ть (otpustítʹ) — to let go of
• Russian: освобожда́ть (osvoboždátʹ) — to let go of
• Russian: освободи́ть (osvobodítʹ) — to let go of
• Russian: выпуска́ть (vypuskátʹ) — to let go of
• Russian: вы́пустить (výpustitʹ) — to let go of
• Sanskrit: मुञ्चति (muñcati) — to let go of
• Scottish Gaelic: sgaoil — to let go of
• Scottish Gaelic: leig mu sgaoil — to let go of
• Lower Sorbian: pušćaś — to let go of
• Spanish: liberar — to let go of
• Spanish: soltar — to let go of
• Spanish: librar — to let go of
• Swedish: släppa — to let go of
• Swedish: lössläppa — to let go of
• Telugu: అనుమతి (anumati) — to let go of
• Tocharian B: tärk- — to let go of
• Turkish: tahliye etmek — to let go of
• Turkish: bırakmak — to let go of
• Turkish: salıvermek — to let go of
• Ottoman Turkish: براقمق (bırakmak) — to let go of
• Ottoman Turkish: صالمق (salmak) — to let go of
• Ukrainian: відпуска́ти (vidpuskáty) — to let go of
• Ukrainian: відпусти́ти (vidpustýty) — to let go of
• Vietnamese: thả — to let go of
• Welsh: gollwng — to let go of
• Yiddish: באַפֿרײַען (bafrayen) — to let go of
• Afrikaans: publiseer — to make available to the public
• Armenian: թողարկել (tʻoġarkel) — to make available to the public
• Armenian: հրապարակել (hraparakel) — to make available to the public
• Belarusian: выпуска́ць (vypuskácʹ) — to make available to the public
• Belarusian: вы́пусціць (výpuscicʹ) — to make available to the public
• Bulgarian: публикувам (publikuvam) — to make available to the public
• Bulgarian: пу́скам (púskam) — to make available to the public
• Bulgarian: пу́сна (púsna) — to make available to the public
• Catalan: estrenar — to make available to the public
• Catalan: publicar — to make available to the public
• Catalan: llançar — to make available to the public
• Danish: offentliggøre — to make available to the public
• Dutch: uitbrengen — to make available to the public
• Finnish: julkistaa — to make available to the public
• French: sortir — to make available to the public
• German: veröffentlichen — to make available to the public
• Hebrew: הוציא לאור (hotzí l'ór) — to make available to the public
• Hebrew: הוציא לשוק (hotzí l'shúk) — to make available to the public
• Hindi: प्रमोचन (pramocan) — to make available to the public
• Hungarian: forgalomba hoz — to make available to the public
• Hungarian: megjelentet — to make available to the public
• Hungarian: kibocsát — to make available to the public
• Hungarian: nyilvánosságra hoz — to make available to the public
• Hungarian: közzétesz — to make available to the public
• Hungarian: kiad — to make available to the public
• Hungarian: kihoz — to make available to the public
• Italian: distribuire — to make available to the public
• Japanese: 発売する (hatsubai suru) — to make available to the public
• Japanese: リリースする (rirīsu suru) — to make available to the public
• Korean: 발매하다 (balmaehada) — to make available to the public
• Lithuanian: išleisti — to make available to the public
• Norwegian Bokmål: slippe — to make available to the public
• Norwegian Bokmål: gi ut — to make available to the public
• Portuguese: lançar — to make available to the public
• Portuguese: publicar — to make available to the public
• Russian: выпуска́ть (vypuskátʹ) — to make available to the public
• Russian: вы́пустить (výpustitʹ) — to make available to the public
• Spanish: lanzar — to make available to the public
• Spanish: publicar — to make available to the public
• Spanish: soltar — to make available to the public
• Spanish: librar — to make available to the public
• Spanish: estrenar — to make available to the public
• Swedish: släppa — to make available to the public
• Swedish: ge ut — to make available to the public
• Turkish: neşretmek — to make available to the public
• Turkish: yayımlamak — to make available to the public
• Turkish: yayınlamak — to make available to the public
• Ukrainian: випуска́ти (vypuskáty) — to make available to the public
• Ukrainian: ви́пустити (výpustyty) — to make available to the public
• Vietnamese: phát hành — to make available to the public
• Yiddish: אַרויסגעבן (aroysgebn) — to make available to the public
• Afrikaans: verlos — to free or liberate
• Albanian: ç'liro — to free or liberate
• Southern Altai: божодор (božodor) — to free or liberate
• Arabic: أَطْلَقَ سَرَاح (ʔaṭlaqa sarāḥ) — to free or liberate
• Arabic: حَرَّرَ (ḥarrara) — to free or liberate
• Arabic: أَطْلَقَ (ʔaṭlaqa) — to free or liberate
• Arabic: سَرَّحَ (sarraḥa) — to free or liberate
• Armenian: արձակել (arjakel) — to free or liberate
• Armenian: ազատել (azatel) — to free or liberate
• Belarusian: вызваля́ць (vyzvaljácʹ) — to free or liberate
• Belarusian: вы́зваліць (výzvalicʹ) — to free or liberate
• Belarusian: адпуска́ць (adpuskácʹ) — to free or liberate
• Belarusian: адпусці́ць (adpuscícʹ) — to free or liberate
• Bulgarian: освобожда́вам (osvoboždávam) — to free or liberate
• Bulgarian: освободя́ (osvobodjá) — to free or liberate
• Catalan: alliberar — to free or liberate
• Chinese Mandarin: 釋放 /释放 (shìfàng) — to free or liberate
• Maore Comorian: ujeledza — to free or liberate
• Danish: frigive — to free or liberate
• Danish: løslade — to free or liberate
• Danish: befri — to free or liberate
• Dutch: vrijlaten — to free or liberate
• Esperanto: liberigi — to free or liberate
• Finnish: vapauttaa — to free or liberate
• French: libérer — to free or liberate
• German: freilassen — to free or liberate
• German: freisetzen — to free or liberate
• German: befreien — to free or liberate
• Ancient Greek: λύω (lúō) — to free or liberate
• Haitian Creole: lage — to free or liberate
• Hindi: मुक्ति (mukti) — to free or liberate
• Hungarian: szabadon enged — to free or liberate
• Hungarian: szabadon bocsát — to free or liberate
• Hungarian: kienged — to free or liberate
• Hungarian: elenged — to free or liberate
• Ingrian: päästää — to free or liberate
• Irish: scaoil amach — to free or liberate
• Italian: rilasciare — to free or liberate
• Japanese: 釈放する (shakuhō suru) — to free or liberate
• Korean: 석방하다 (seokbanghada) — to free or liberate
• Korean: 풀어 주다 (pureo juda) — to free or liberate
• Lithuanian: paleisti — to free or liberate
• Norwegian Bokmål: frigi — to free or liberate
• Norwegian Bokmål: slippe ut — to free or liberate
• Occitan: liberar — to free or liberate
• Polish: uwalniać — to free or liberate
• Polish: uwolnić — to free or liberate
• Portuguese: soltar — to free or liberate
• Portuguese: liberar — to free or liberate
• Russian: освобожда́ть (osvoboždátʹ) — to free or liberate
• Russian: освободи́ть (osvobodítʹ) — to free or liberate
• Russian: отпуска́ть (otpuskátʹ) — to free or liberate
• Russian: отпусти́ть (otpustítʹ) — to free or liberate
• Sanskrit: मुञ्चति (muñcati) — to free or liberate
• Scottish Gaelic: sgaoil — to free or liberate
• Scottish Gaelic: leig mu sgaoil — to free or liberate
• Spanish: liberar — to free or liberate
• Spanish: libertar — to free or liberate
• Swedish: frige — to free or liberate
• Turkish: hürriyetine kavuşturmak — to free or liberate
• Turkish: serbest bırakmak — to free or liberate
• Ukrainian: звільня́ти (zvilʹnjáty) — to free or liberate
• Ukrainian: звільни́ти (zvilʹnýty) — to free or liberate
• Ukrainian: відпуска́ти (vidpuskáty) — to free or liberate
• Ukrainian: відпусти́ти (vidpustýty) — to free or liberate
• Vietnamese: thả — to free or liberate
• Vietnamese: giải phóng — to free or liberate
• Welsh: rhyddhau — to free or liberate
• Yiddish: באַפֿרײַען (bafrayen) — to free or liberate
• Albanian: liro — to discharge
• Armenian: արձակել (arjakel) — to discharge
• Armenian: բաց թողնել (bacʻ tʻoġnel) — to discharge
• Catalan: amollar — to discharge
• Finnish: päästää — to discharge
• French: quittancer — to discharge
• German: freisetzen — to discharge
• Hebrew: שחרר — to discharge
• Hungarian: enged — to discharge
• Hungarian: kienged — to discharge
• Hungarian: kibocsát — to discharge
• Hungarian: ereszt — to discharge
• Irish: scaoil — to discharge
• Italian: scaricare — to discharge
• Norwegian Bokmål: slippe ut — to discharge
• Portuguese: liberar — to discharge
• Spanish: emanar — to discharge
• Spanish: emitir — to discharge
• Spanish: despedir — to discharge
• Spanish: desprender — to discharge
• Spanish: despichar — to discharge
• Spanish: despilchar — to discharge
• Telugu: విడుదల (viḍudala) — to discharge
• Turkish: dışarı vermek — to discharge
• Vietnamese: xả — to discharge
• Spanish: liberar — to set free a chemical substance
• Italian: rilasciare — to lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back