gratis

adj.

free, free of charge, give-away, costless.

adv.

free, for nothing.

ser gratis to be free

me salió gratis el viaje the journey didn't cost me anything

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gratis

► adverbio

1 free

■ el segundo paquete te sale gratis you get the second packet free

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adj.

free

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1.

ADV free, for nothing

te lo arreglarán gratis — they'll fix it (for) free o for nothing

comimos gratis — we ate for free o nothing

de gratis — LAm gratis

2.

ADJ free

la entrada es gratis — entry is free

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I

adjetivo free

es gratis — it is free (of charge)

II

adverbio free

entramos gratis — we got in free

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= free, freely, free of charge, giveaway [give-away], gratis, complimentary, without charge, pro bono, at no cost, no cost(s), free of cost, cost free, freebie, for free, without cost, freely available, costless, free for the taking, at no charge, on a complimentary basis.

Ex. Late in 1986, the Medical Library took advantage of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts' free trial offer of its compact Medline on CD-ROM.

Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.

Ex. Law centres employ qualified lawyers and they receive a waiver from the Law Society that allows them to provide their services free of charge.

Ex. HUD publications range from give-away pamphlets to multi-volume research tomes = Las publicaciones HUD van desde los folletos gratuitos a tomos de investigaciones en varios volúmenes.

Ex. Answers were obtained from 102 centres, 1/2 of which provide information services gratis, but some charges for photocopying.

Ex. This is a classified, annotated guide to magazines which fall into the general category of house magazines available to libraries on a complimentary basis.

Ex. There is a drop-in centre with a fully equipped sound recording studio and video editing suite offering guitar tuition and rehearsal space to local teenagers without charge.

Ex. Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.

Ex. Some commercial information providers are giving away a little information at no cost in order to attract customers onto the system.

Ex. Respondents who preferred CD-ROM searching did so because they liked doing their own searches and the fact that there were no costs involved.

Ex. An annexure reviews electronic journals available free of cost.

Ex. In an attempt to overcome this problem, a group of small health related libraries responded by forming a cost free cooperative called GRATIS in 1982.

Ex. The article 'Professional reference service with 'freebie' librarians' discusses the free online reference service offered by the Internet Public Library.

Ex. In addition, most or all of the contents of the resources listed are available for free.

Ex. The author looks at how 'free' information really is and whether we can continue to expect high quality information to be available without cost.

Ex. Thus, resources should be freely available, or at the very last charge only nominal fees for their use.

Ex. Another property of DSMA protocols is a provision for a graceful dynamic reconfiguration and costless protocol recovery after a lost token.

Ex. The short answer of course is 'yes,' simply because we now live in a world where these resources are expected to be there, and many expect them to be there free for the taking.

Ex. This latest move makes available at no charge more than 150 electronic publications for which fees were previously charged.

Ex. Mountain bikes are available on a complimentary basis for guests who wish to explore the scenic north coast of the island.

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* billete gratis = free ticket.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de pago o gratis = fee or free, fee versus free.

* entrada gratis = free ticket.

* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.

* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.

* obtener gratis = obtain + free.

* recibir gratis = get + free.

* servicio gratis = frill.

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I

adjetivo free

es gratis — it is free (of charge)

II

adverbio free

entramos gratis — we got in free

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= free, freely, free of charge, giveaway [give-away], gratis, complimentary, without charge, pro bono, at no cost, no cost(s), free of cost, cost free, freebie, for free, without cost, freely available, costless, free for the taking, at no charge, on a complimentary basis.

Ex: Late in 1986, the Medical Library took advantage of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts' free trial offer of its compact Medline on CD-ROM.

Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.

Ex: Law centres employ qualified lawyers and they receive a waiver from the Law Society that allows them to provide their services free of charge.

Ex: HUD publications range from give-away pamphlets to multi-volume research tomes = Las publicaciones HUD van desde los folletos gratuitos a tomos de investigaciones en varios volúmenes.

Ex: Answers were obtained from 102 centres, 1/2 of which provide information services gratis, but some charges for photocopying.

Ex: This is a classified, annotated guide to magazines which fall into the general category of house magazines available to libraries on a complimentary basis.

Ex: There is a drop-in centre with a fully equipped sound recording studio and video editing suite offering guitar tuition and rehearsal space to local teenagers without charge.

Ex: Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.

Ex: Some commercial information providers are giving away a little information at no cost in order to attract customers onto the system.

Ex: Respondents who preferred CD-ROM searching did so because they liked doing their own searches and the fact that there were no costs involved.

Ex: An annexure reviews electronic journals available free of cost.

Ex: In an attempt to overcome this problem, a group of small health related libraries responded by forming a cost free cooperative called GRATIS in 1982.

Ex: The article 'Professional reference service with 'freebie' librarians' discusses the free online reference service offered by the Internet Public Library.

Ex: In addition, most or all of the contents of the resources listed are available for free.

Ex: The author looks at how 'free' information really is and whether we can continue to expect high quality information to be available without cost.

Ex: Thus, resources should be freely available, or at the very last charge only nominal fees for their use.

Ex: Another property of DSMA protocols is a provision for a graceful dynamic reconfiguration and costless protocol recovery after a lost token.

Ex: The short answer of course is 'yes,' simply because we now live in a world where these resources are expected to be there, and many expect them to be there free for the taking.

Ex: This latest move makes available at no charge more than 150 electronic publications for which fees were previously charged.

Ex: Mountain bikes are available on a complimentary basis for guests who wish to explore the scenic north coast of the island.

* billete gratis = free ticket.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de pago o gratis = fee or free, fee versus free.

* entrada gratis = free ticket.

* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.

* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.

* obtener gratis = obtain + free.

* recibir gratis = get + free.

* servicio gratis = frill.

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gratis¹

adjective

free

la entrada es gratis entrance is free

este folleto es gratis this brochure is free (of charge) o gratis

gratis²

adverb

free

me lo arregló gratis he fixed it for me free

entramos gratis we got in free o for nothing

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gratis adj/adv
free;

◊ es gratis it is free (of charge);

entramos gratis we got in free o for nothing
gratis
I adv inv free: le salió gratis la matrícula, his registration was free
II adjetivo free: hay un billete gratis para ir al cine, we have a free ticket for the movies

'gratis' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balde
- gratuidad
- gratuita
- gratuito
- pesetera
- pesetero
English:
bonus
- charge
- complimentary
- delivery
- free
- mooch
- nothing
- toll-free
- wangle

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gratis

♦ adj inv

free;

ser gratis to be free;

entrada gratis [en letrero] entrance free

♦ adv

(for) free, for nothing;

entré gratis al concierto I got into the concert (for) free o for nothing;

me salió gratis el viaje the journey didn't cost me anything

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gratis

adj & adv free

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gratis adv

gratuitamente: free, for free, gratis

gratis adj

gratuito: free, gratis

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gratis adv

1. (sin pagar) free

2. (sin cobrar) for nothing