liberty

'libəti

noun

1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) frihet

2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) frihet

3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) (ta seg den) frihet (å)

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- liberties

- take the liberty of

subst. \/ˈlɪbətɪ\/

1) frihet

2) (sjøfart) landlov

at liberty ledig, ikke opptatt

• when will you be at liberty?

på frifot, i frihet

• the two men turned out to be runaways at liberty

fri, uhindret

• you are at liberty to do so

det står deg fritt å gjøre det

• I am not at liberty to tell you

jeg har ikke lov å fortelle seg det

give me liberty or give me death! jeg dør heller enn å miste friheten!

liberties (flertall) friheter, rettigheter, privilegier

set at liberty sette på frifot, sette fri, frigi

• the prisoners were set at liberty

(om kapital) frigjøre

take liberties ta seg friheter

• she took liberties with her boss

hun tok seg friheter overfor sjefen

være nærgående

take the liberty to do something eller take the liberty of doing something ta seg den frihet å gjøre noe

• I took the liberty of borrowing a book

jeg tok meg den frihet å låne en bok

this is Liberty Hall (hverdagslig) her kan du gjøre akkurat hva du vil

what a liberty! (hverdagslig) så frekt!