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"text": "I took the liberty of adding your name to the list.",
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"To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission."
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"(idiomatic) To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission."
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "dovolit si"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "ottaa vapaus"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "prendre la liberté"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "sich erlauben"
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"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "sich die Freiheit nehmen"
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"roman": "paírno to thárros",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "παίρνω το θάρρος"
},
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"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paírno tin protovoulía",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "παίρνω την πρωτοβουλία"
},
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "taka sér bessaleyfi"
},
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "pozwalać sobie"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "tomar a liberdade"
},
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"roman": "bratʹ na sebjá smélostʹ",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"tags": [
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"word": "брать на себя́ сме́лость"
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"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
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"word": "взять на себя́ сме́лость"
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"roman": "pozvoljátʹ sebé",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
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"imperfective"
],
"word": "позволя́ть себе́"
},
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"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
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"word": "позво́лить себе́"
},
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "ta sig friheten"
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"translations": [
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "dovolit si"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "ottaa vapaus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "prendre la liberté"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "sich erlauben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "sich die Freiheit nehmen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paírno to thárros",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "παίρνω το θάρρος"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paírno tin protovoulía",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "παίρνω την πρωτοβουλία"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "taka sér bessaleyfi"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "pozwalać sobie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "tomar a liberdade"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bratʹ na sebjá smélostʹ",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "брать на себя́ сме́лость"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vzjatʹ na sebjá smélostʹ",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "взять на себя́ сме́лость"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pozvoljátʹ sebé",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "позволя́ть себе́"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pozvólitʹ sebé",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "позво́лить себе́"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "act on one’s own authority",
"word": "ta sig friheten"
}
],
"word": "take the liberty"
}
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