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1 allow oneself
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2 allow oneself/take the liberty to say/of saying
allow oneself/take the liberty to say/of sayingzich de vrijheid veroorloven/zo vrij zijn (om) te zeggenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > allow oneself/take the liberty to say/of saying
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3 allow
v. veroorloven, toestaan; laten[ əlau]II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 toestaan ⇒ (toe)laten, veroorloven2 voorzien ⇒ mogelijk maken, zorgen voor3 toekennen ⇒ toestaan, toewijzen♦voorbeelden:no dogs allowed • honden niet toegelatenmy Mini allows me to park anywhere • met mijn mini kan ik overal parkerenallow oneself • zich veroorlovenallow someone in • iemand binnenlaten3 he was allowed £100 a month for books • hij kreeg een maandelijkse toelage van £100 voor boekenallow twenty percent off (for) • twintig percent korting geven (op) -
4 liberty
n. vrijheid; vrijlating; brutaliteit[ libbətie] 〈meervoud: liberties〉1 vrijheid ⇒ vrijmoedigheid, vrijpostigheid♦voorbeelden:1 allow oneself/take the liberty to say/of saying • zich de vrijheid veroorloven/zo vrij zijn (om) te zeggentake liberties with someone • zich vrijheden veroorloven tegen iemand♦voorbeelden:¶ at liberty • (in) vrij(heid), op vrije voeten; vrij, onbezet; ongebruikt, werkloosyou're at liberty to • het staat je vrij (om) te
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take the leave to say — allow oneself to say, give oneself the permission to say … English contemporary dictionary
take the liberty — allow oneself to, feel free to … English contemporary dictionary
to beg to differ — allow oneself to dispute a matter … English contemporary dictionary