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The escape or discharge of substances, energy, or particles into the environment. This can happen naturally or through human activity.
Die Freisetzung von Schadstoffen in die Atmosphäre muss dringend reduziert werden.
The release of pollutants into the atmosphere must urgently be reduced.
The word is the nominalization of the separable verb 'freisetzen' (to release; frei + setzen). It describes the process or result in which something is actively 'frei gesetzt' (set free) or released.
Das Verb lautet „freisetzen“: Der Reaktor setzt Energie frei.
The verb is 'freisetzen' (to release): The reactor releases energy.
'Freisetzung' is very often used with a genitive attribute or a 'von' construction to specify what is being released.
Die Freisetzung der Geiseln wurde im Fernsehen übertragen.
The release of the hostages was broadcast on television.
The context makes the meaning clear. If it is about the environment and chemistry, substances or energy are meant. In an economic context, it refers to employees. In biology, organisms are often meant.
Die Freisetzung von Wärme ist ein physikalischer Prozess.
The release of heat is a physical process.
In the environmental meaning, 'Freisetzung' often appears with the preposition 'von' (of) and whatever escapes: 'die Freisetzung von Schadstoffen' (the release of pollutants), 'von CO2' (of CO2), 'von Radioaktivität' (of radioactivity), or 'von Energie' (of energy).
Die unkontrollierte Freisetzung von Chemikalien führte zu einer Umweltkatastrophe.
The uncontrolled release of chemicals led to an environmental disaster.
In the meaning 'Entlassung von Mitarbeitern' (dismissal of employees), 'Freisetzung' belongs to formal administrative and business language. It sounds more impersonal and detached than the word 'Kündigung' (termination/dismissal).
Im Geschäftsbericht ist von der Freisetzung weiterer Arbeitskräfte die Rede.
The annual report mentions the dismissal of additional workers.
termination / notice
'die Kündigung' and 'die Freisetzung' can both mean that employees lose their jobs. 'Kündigung' is the normal word for the termination of an employment contract by one side. 'Freisetzung' sounds more formal and is often used when many jobs are lost because of restructuring or economic problems. Learners may confuse the words because both seem similar in a work context. In an individual case, you usually say 'Kündigung'. In reports about companies and many employees, 'Freisetzung' sounds more natural.
Die Freisetzung von 200 Beschäftigten sorgt in der Stadt für große Sorge.
The dismissal of 200 employees is causing great concern in the city.
Ist die Kündigung schon unterschrieben, oder gibt es noch ein Gespräch mit der Firma?
Has the termination notice already been signed, or will there still be a meeting with the company?