libéral
liberal
adjective lee-beh-RAHL Rare
Origin: Latin liberalis (befitting a free person)
Also means
open-minded, generous
Usage Note
Libéral covers both the political sense (favouring individual freedoms and free markets) and the personal sense of being broad-minded or generous. In France, une profession libérale refers to a self-employed skilled profession (doctor, lawyer, architect), a very common usage. The masculine plural is libéraux.
Examples
"Il a des idées libérales sur l'économie."
Natural Translation
He has liberal ideas about the economy.
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