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1 to take liberties with so.
Sex. se permettre des privautés avec qqnEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to take liberties with so.
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2 liberty
1 noun(in behaviour) liberté f;∎ to take liberties with sb prendre ou se permettre des libertés avec qn;∎ the government is taking liberties le gouvernement se fiche du monde;∎ to take liberties with the truth prendre des libertés avec la vérité;∎ I took the liberty of inviting them j'ai pris la liberté ou je me suis permis de les inviter;∎ what a liberty! (cheek) quel toupet!;∎ familiar pejorative it's liberty hall in this house chacun fait ce qui lui plaît□ ou c'est la pétaudière dans cette maison∎ the criminals are still at liberty les criminels sont toujours en liberté ou courent toujours;∎ you are at liberty to leave vous êtes libre de partir;∎ I'm not at liberty to say il ne m'est pas possible ou permis de le dire;∎ I'm not at liberty to comment je n'ai pas le droit de ou il ne m'est pas permis de faire de commentaires►► the Liberty Bell = cloche qui retentit pour annoncer l'indépendance des États-Unis en 1776, actuellement conservée à Philadelphie;liberty bodice chemise f américaine;liberty cap bonnet m phrygien ou d'affranchi;Liberty Island île f de la Liberté;liberty ship = navire de marchandises préfabriqué construit par les États-Unis pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale;Nautical liberty ticket permission f de terre ou d'aller à terre -
3 liberty
liberty [ˈlɪbətɪ]a. ( = freedom) liberté fb. ( = presumption) liberté f* * *['lɪbətɪ]noun gen, Politics liberté fcivil liberties — droits mpl civils
I am not at liberty to say — sout je n'ai pas le droit de vous le dire
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liberty n1 gen, Philos, Pol ( freedom) liberté f ; individual/political liberty liberté individuelle/politique ; civil liberties droits mpl civils ; to be at/to set sb at liberty être/mettre qn en liberté ; to be at liberty to do être libre de faire ; I am not at liberty to say sout je n'ai pas le droit de vous le dire ;2 ( presumption) to take the liberty of doing prendre la liberté de faire ; to take liberties with sth/sb prendre des libertés avec qch/qn ; it is a bit of a liberty ou rather a liberty to do c'est plutôt effronté de faire ; what a liberty ○ ! quel sans-gêne! ;3 US Mil Naut permission f.it's liberty hall here! chacun fait comme il veut ici! -
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['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) liberté2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) liberté3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) liberté•- take the liberty of
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take liberties — {v. phr.} To act toward in too close or friendly a manner; use as you would use a close friend or something of your own. * /Mary would not let any boy take liberties with her./ * /Bill took liberties with Tom s bicycle./ Compare: MAKE FREE WITH … Dictionary of American idioms
take liberties — {v. phr.} To act toward in too close or friendly a manner; use as you would use a close friend or something of your own. * /Mary would not let any boy take liberties with her./ * /Bill took liberties with Tom s bicycle./ Compare: MAKE FREE WITH … Dictionary of American idioms