[Sửa] Tự do, quyền tự do

liberty of conscience

tự do tín ngưỡng

liberty of speech

tự do ngôn luận

liberty of the press

tự do báo chí

to set someone at liberty

thả ai, trả lại sự tự do cho ai

to be at liberty to do something

được tự do làm gì

at liberty

tự do, rảnh rang

[Sửa] Sự tự tiện, sự mạn phép

to take the liberty of

mạn phép, tự tiện

[Sửa] ( số nhiều) thái độ sỗ sàng, thái độ coi thường, thái độ nhờn, thái độ tuỳ tiện

to take liberties with a woman

sỗ sàng với một người phụ nữ

to take liberties with rules

tuỳ tiện với nội quy, coi thường quy tắc

[Sửa] ( số nhiều) đặc quyền

the liberties of a city

những đặc quyền của một đô thị

[Sửa] Nữ thần tự do

[Sửa] N.

[Sửa] Freedom, independence, self-determination, autonomy,self-rule, self-government, self-direction, sovereignty: Peoplehave always been willing to die for their liberty.

[Sửa] Right,freedom, franchise, carte blanche, privilege, prerogative,licence, leave, permission, authorization: I was given theliberty to go where I pleased.

[Sửa] Freedom, licence, initiative,exemption, exception, privilege: On a strict diet, she allowedherself no liberties whatever.

[Sửa] At liberty. free, uninhibited,unfettered, unconstrained, unrestricted, unrestrained,liberated: I was at liberty to do as I pleased.

[Sửa] Take aliberty or the liberty or often liberties. be unrestrained orpresumptuous or bold or uninhibited or overfamiliar or forwardor aggressive or impudent or impertinent or audacious orimproper; display or exercise boldness or impropriety orpresumption or presumptuousness or indecorum or unseemliness orboldness or arrogance: She thought he was taking liberties inasking her to dance. I took the liberty of asking her toaccompany me.

[Sửa] N.

[Sửa] (pl. -ies) 1 a freedom from captivity, imprisonment,slavery, or despotic control. b a personification of this.

[Sửa] Athe right or power to do as one pleases. b (foll. by to +infin.) right, power, opportunity, permission. c Philos.freedom from control by fate or necessity.

[Sửa] A (usu. in pl.) aright, privilege, or immunity, enjoyed by prescription or grant.b (in sing. or pl.) hist. an area having such privileges etc.,esp. a district controlled by a city though outside its boundaryor an area outside a prison where some prisoners might reside.4 setting aside of rules or convention.

[Sửa] (foll. by to + infin.) entitled,permitted.

[Sửa] Available, disengaged. Liberty Bell (in the US) abell in Philadelphia rung at the adoption of the Declaration ofIndependence. liberty boat Brit. Naut. a boat carryingliberty men. liberty bodice a close-fitting under-bodice.liberty hall a place where one may do as one likes. libertyhorse a horse performing in a circus without a rider. libertyman Brit. Naut. a sailor with leave to go ashore. liberty ofthe subject the rights of a subject under constitutional rule.Liberty ship hist. a prefabricated US-built freighter of thewar of 1939-45. take liberties 1 (often foll. by with) behavein an unduly familiar manner.

[Sửa] (foll. by with) deal freely orsuperficially with rules or facts. take the liberty (foll. byto + infin., or of + verbal noun) presume, venture. [ME f. OFlibert‚ f. L libertas -tatis f. liber free]