librado

free, let off

adjective lee-BRAH-doh Rare

Usage Note

Librado is the past participle of librar used as an adjective, meaning released from danger or obligation. The idiomatic phrase bien librado ('to come off well') and mal librado ('to come off badly') are very common — salió bien librado del accidente means he came out of the accident unscathed. In finance, librado can also denote the drawee of a cheque.

Examples

"Salió bien librado de aquella situación."

Natural Translation

He came out of that situation unscathed.

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