liberté
French → English
(Sociology) Liberty: the state of being free and acting without oppressive constraint
La liberté de penser devait se compléter par la liberté d'agir sans contraintes.
(English) Freedom of thought had to be complemented by the freedom to act without constraints.
Toute personne a droit à la liberté de pensée, de conscience et de religion.
(English) Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.
(Social) Permission: the act of taking an initiative or authorization to do something
Je prends la liberté de vous rappeler votre promesse faite l'été dernier.
(English) I am taking the liberty of reminding you of your promise made last summer.
J’ai pris la liberté de vous écrire ce courrier pour exprimer mon désaccord.
(English) I took the liberty of writing this letter to you to express my disagreement.
Entry ID: fr:en:liberté · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary