English-Czech translations for take the liberty

• dovolit
  člen Komise. - Paní předsedající, mohl bych si dovolit ještě velmi krátce odpovědět na připomínky pana Ryana? Member of the Commission. - Madam President, may I take the liberty of answering Mr Ryan's comments very briefly?
  Přesně z tohoto důvodu si mohu dovolit v komentáři vašeho velmi racionálního projevu použít analogii ze světa fotbalu. Precisely for that reason, may I take the liberty of commenting on your very rational speech by drawing an analogy from the world of football.
• dovolit si

Definition of take the liberty

• To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission

Examples

• I took the liberty of adding your name to the list.

Related words

• taken together
• take the bull by the horns
• take the gilt off the gingerbread
• take the rough with the smooth
• the devil take the hindmost
• take the piss
• take the count
• take the chance
• take the mickey
• take the cake