soltar

Meaning

1. to release
2. to let go
3. to let loose (release from restraint)
4. to give (a hit)

Concepts

release

loosen

let go

loose

untie

free

drop

set free

unfasten

let loose

solve

send

run

cough up

let out

slacken

unclasp

undo

fly

cast off

let fly

let go o

manumit

set loose

turn loose

extricate

let down

shed

shoot

slip

start

cast

disengage

allow

permit

command

order

send down

throw away

dismiss

detach

forgive

open

pardon

resolve

run away

lose

surcease

unblock

unfreeze

get off

unstrap

unlash

tease

tease apart

let go of

relinquish

unleash

loosen up

unstuff

pony up

spit up

lay down

vent one’s spleen

ease

ease off

relax

slack

slow down

liberate

unloose

Hyphenated as

sol‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/solˈtaɾ/

Etymology

From suelto + -ar (with -ue- becoming -o- due to destressing of that syllable), or alternatively from a Vulgar Latin *soltāre (a root), from *solutāre, as a frequentative of Latin solvere.

Sentences

Además al soltar el acelerador se rebaja la relación para un mayor freno motor .

In addition, releasing the accelerator lowers the ratio for greater engine braking.