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Old December 15, 2014, 09:29 PM
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Establecimiento libre 100% de humo de tobaco
Establecimiento libre 100% de humo de tobaco.

This sounds like completely horrible Spanish to me as if it were written by a computer translator, but I saw it in Mexico. Am I wrong about this?
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The standard sign does say "Establecimiento 100% libre de humo de tabaco". It certainly sounds like a calque of English, but I guess they couldn't think of a less harsh way to say "prohibido fumar".
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So, libre de can translate directly from free of in English, or is this and example of anglisized Spanish? I never thought libre similar multi-meanings as free.
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So, libre de can translate directly from free of in English, or is this and example of anglisized Spanish? I never thought libre similar multi-meanings as free.

Sincerely, I don't know; nevertheless, the verb "librar" does include that meaning. In Spain I see signs as "Espacio libre de humos".

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I agree. "Libre" in these signs can mean "exempt of" and "non-occupied by", both definitions included in the DRAE.
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