What does affranchir in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word affranchir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use affranchir in French.

The word affranchir in French means free, free, stamp, free yourself from, free yourself of, tell, franking machine. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word affranchir

free

verbe transitif (rendre la liberté) (slaves)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Victor Schoelcher s'est battu pour affranchir les esclaves.
Victor Schoelcher fought to emancipate slaves.

free

verbe transitif (libérer d'une contrainte)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les robots sont censés affranchir les hommes des tâches les moins intéressantes.
Robots are supposed to free people from mundane tasks.

stamp

verbe transitif (acquitter le port)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'expéditeur affranchit sa lettre avant de la poster.
The sender put a stamp on his or her letter before posting it.

free yourself from, free yourself of

verbe pronominal (se libérer de [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Depuis que je travaille je me suis affranchi de ma famille.
Since I started working I have freed myself from my family.

tell

verbe transitif (argot (mettre au courant, informer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
On t'a pas affranchi, le nouveau ? Ici, c'est moi qui commande !
Didn't you get the memo? I'm in charge here!

franking machine

nom féminin (appareil imprimant un timbre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les entreprises envoyant beaucoup de courrier possèdent une machine à affranchir.

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