- release
- [[t]rə'li:s[/t]]
1. verb
1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) libérer2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) lâcher3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) desserrer4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) autoriser la publication de5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) sortir2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; (also adjective) the release catch.) libération; sortie; de déclenchement2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) nouveauté; communiqué
English-French dictionary. 2014.