Usage examples of "take the liberty" in English with translation to French

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I took the liberty of calling her. J'ai pris la liberté de l'appeler.

We took the liberty of putting your candidacy on hold. Nous avons pris la liberté de mettre votre candidature en attente.

I took the liberty of calling him by his first name. J'ai pris la liberté de l'appeler par son prénom.

I saw your name and posts in an English forum and took the liberty of reading your profile. J'ai vu votre nom et vos publications sur un forum en anglais et j'ai pris la liberté de lire votre profil.

She refused to take the money. Elle a refusé de prendre l'argent.

Bring me a clean plate and take the dirty one away. Apportez-moi une assiette propre et emmenez la sale.

I'll take the yellow one. Je prendrais le jaune.

Bricks never take the place of ferro-concrete here. La brique ne remplacera jamais (prendra la place) le béton armé ici.

She advised him to take the money. Elle lui conseilla de prendre l'argent.

Take the pan off the fire. Retire la poêle du feu.

The helicopter is so useful that someday it may take the place of cars and trains. l'hélicoptère est si utile qu'un jour il pourrait remplacer les voitures et les trains.

I have to take the test again. Je dois repasser le test.

I always take the subway, to go to the city. Pour aller en ville, je prends toujours le métro.

What time will we reach Akita if we take the 9:30 train? À quelle heure allons-nous arriver à Akita si nous prenons le train de 9h30 ?

I think it natural that you should take the matter into consideration. Je crois que c'est normal que tu prennes ce sujet en considération.

I shall try to take the ball without him noticing. Je vais essayer de prendre la balle sans qu'il s'en aperçoive.

You have to take the bull by the horns. Tu dois prendre le taureau par les cornes.

Who could take the place of him? Qui est-ce qui pourrait prendre sa place ?

You must take the bull by the horns. Tu dois prendre le taureau par les cornes.

If I owe a person money, and cannot pay him, and he threatens to put me in prison, another person can take the debt upon himself, and pay it for me. Si je dois de l'argent à quelqu'un et ne peux pas le lui repayer et qu'il menace de me mettre en prison, une autre personne peut prendre la charge de la dette et la payer en mon nom.

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