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liberado

liberated, freed

adjective leh-beh-RAH-doh Rare

Also means

free-spirited, emancipated

Usage Note

Liberado is the past participle of liberar used as an adjective. It can mean physically freed (a prisoner) or socially/ideologically emancipated. In labour contexts trabajador liberado refers to a union official released from regular duties to do union work full-time — a specific technical meaning in Spanish labour law.

Examples

"El prisionero fue liberado tras el acuerdo."

Natural Translation

The prisoner was freed after the agreement.

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