affranchir
Meanings
Verb
1. to free, liberate, enfranchise, emancipate (transitive)
2. to discharge, exempt (transitive)
3. to prepay (postage), frank (a letter) (transitive)
4. to pervert (slang, transitive)
5. to inform (slang, transitive)
6. to release or free oneself (reflexive)
Examples7
Je suis affranchi.
I know the ropes.
Il a promis aux esclaves qu'ils seraient affranchis.
He promised the slaves that they would be emancipated.
As-tu affranchi l'enveloppe ?
Did you put a stamp on the envelope?
Placez ce questionnaire dans une enveloppe affranchie.
Place this questionnaire in postage paid envelope.
Affranchissons-nous des stéréotypes !
Let's break stereotypes!
S'affranchir du machisme, ce piège à cons ne rassurant que les maboules.
Breaking free from machismo, that trap for fools that only reassures the lunatics.