• German: freilassen
• Italian: rilasciare
• Swedish: frige
• Vietnamese: thả (from prison); giải phóng (from oppression)

• German: freisetzen
• Vietnamese: xả

• ttbc Telugu: విడుచు (viDuchu), విడిపించు (viDipiMchu)

Release may refer to multiple things:

• Music release or film release, the issuing of a product for sale or public showing
• News release, a piece of communication with the purpose of announcing something claimed as having news value
• Software release, the public release of a new version of a piece of software
• Legal release, a legal instrument, typically used to obtain rights prior to making something available to the public
• Release (phonetics) is the opening of the closure of a stop consonant
• Release (David Knopfler album), a 1983 album by David Knopfler
• Release (P.A.L album), a 2000 album by P.A.L
• Release (Pet Shop Boys album), a 2002 album by Pet Shop Boys
• "Release (song)", a song featured on Pearl Jam's debut album, Ten
• "Release (Timbaland song)", a single featured on Timbaland's second studio album Shock Value
• "Release (The Tea Party song)", a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party
• Release (TV series), a British television series
• "Release" (Angel episode), an episode of the television series Angel
• Release (The X-Files), an episode of the television series The X-Files
• Release (agency), a UK agency set up to provide legal advice and arrange legal representation for young people charged with the possession of drugs

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