librar

to free, to get rid of

l i ˈb ɾ a ɾ
libr free; release + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #33,001
to free, to get rid of Often used with “de” (to free someone from something). Also commonly used reflexively: “librarse de” = to get rid of / to avoid.
SP: Quiero librar a mi hermano de esta deuda.
EN: I want to free my brother from this debt.
Conjugation of librar
SingularPlural
First — librarnos
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — libramos
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First — libramos
Third libró —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — libramos
Past

Puedo librar la Navidad, pero tengo que trabajar la Nochebuena.

I can take Christmas off, but I have to work on Christmas Eve.

No se va a librar por ser extranjero.

He won't get off just because he's a foreigner.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

No pueden librar esta guerra solos.

They cannot fight this war alone.

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

Para librar a mi padre de los gastos que está teniendo.

To relieve my father of the expenses he is incurring.

— Deseo, peligro (2007)

Tengo que librar mi cocina de cucarachas.

I need to rid my kitchen of cockroaches.

No te vas a librar de mí tan fácilmente.

You’re not going to get rid of me that easily.

No me puedo librar del trabajo por ahora.

I can't get out of work for now.

No se va a librar tan fácilmente.

He won't get away with it that easily.

— El club de los poetas muertos (1989)