take liberties

English

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Verb

take liberties (third-person singular simple present takes liberties, present participle taking liberties, simple past took liberties, past participle taken liberties)

1. (idiomatic) To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission.
2. (idiomatic) To behave disrespectfully, especially to make unwanted sexual advances.

Translations

act on one's own authority

• Finnish: ottaa vapauksia
• French: prendre la liberté (fr)
• Polish: pozwalać sobie (pl) impf
• Russian: взять на себя́ сме́лость (vzjatʹ na sebjá smélostʹ)

behave disrespectfully, especially to make unwanted sexual advances

• Finnish: ottaa vapauksia
• French: prendre des libertés (fr)
• Polish: za dużo sobie pozwalać (pl) impf
• Russian: допуска́ть во́льности impf (dopuskátʹ vólʹnosti)

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Translations to be checked

• Swedish: ta sig friheter

See also

• take the liberty