V predošlom článku sme si hovorili aj o tom, ako sa môže zmeniť význam podľa toho, či je free pred alebo za podstatným menom.

Dnes sa pozrieme na 5 významov tohto pekného slova.

1) Not busy – nebyť zaneprázdnený

> without particular plans or arrangements (bez planov, stretnutí)

• Are you free on Sunday? We’re having a party.
• I try to keep weekends free.
• If you are free for lunch, I’ll take you out.
• Keep next Saturday free for our trip.
• What do you like to do in your free time (= when you are not working)?
• Let’s meet this Friday. What time are you free?
• Are you free for dinner on Wedesday?
• Are you free on 15th July? We’re having a garden party.

2) No payment – bez platby

> costing nothing

• Admission is free.
• I have free tickets to the theatre.
• In that e-shop they”ll give you a free gift with each book you buy.
• Use of the fitness is free for members.
• The performance is free for children under twelve.
• Entrance is free for kids and students.
• Education should be free for everyone.
• Shipping is free for orders over 60€.
• Subscribe to our free email newsletter.
• Parking is free after 6 p. m..
• We’re giving away 100 free sampless of our new face cream.
• Our events are free but you have to reserve a place.
• This cd comes free with the magazine.
• The e-book is available as a free download.

3) not being used – nepoužíva sa

• Is this seat free?
• The hospital needs to keep some beds free for emergencies.
• He has the phone on the left to keep his right hand free for writing.
• There were no free tables in the restaurant, so we had to share.
• Is the bathroom free?

4) not under the control – nie pod kontrolou

> not in the power of somebody else; able to do what you want

• Students have a free choice of modules in this course.
• You are free to leave at any time.
• We want an independent state free of foreign interference.
• I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free.
• After her divorce she felt free.
• Guests of our hotel are free to wander around the park.
• I try to make my own decisions, free of any outside influences.
• Here you are free to express your opinion.

5) not limited – neobmedzovaný

• A true people-oriented system needs free speech and a free press.
• In a free country you should be able to go wherever you want.
• They want the free movement of goods and capital.
• We want to be a free nation.
• We tried to create an open and free atmosphere in our school.

Nabudúce o frázach s free.

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