mi permetto

I allow myself

→ mi
phrase Uncommon #10,620
I allow myself Often used before doing or saying something that might be intrusive; in this context, it can mean “I take the liberty.”
IT: Mi permetto di fare una domanda.
EN: I allow myself to ask a question.

Signore, mi scuserà se mi permetto.

Sir, forgive me for taking the liberty.

— Aquarius (2016)

Come mi permetto di volere.

How dare I want anything.

— The Brutalist (2024)

E mi permetto di dissentire.

And I beg to differ.

— Bugonia (2025)

Donna, mi permetto di dissentire.

Donna, allow me to disagree.

— Avatar: Fuoco e Cenere (2025)

Scusate se mi permetto.

Forgive me for taking the liberty.

— Il nastro bianco (2009)