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with all due respect
A formal expression, often used ironically or critically, to introduce a contradictory or direct opinion. It means something like 'if you permit me' or 'forgive my directness.'
Mit Verlaub, Herr Minister, aber Ihre Darstellung der Fakten ist unvollständig.
With all due respect, Minister, your presentation of the facts is incomplete.
permission
An outdated or very formal term for permission to do or say something.
Er bat den Vorsitzenden um Verlaub, das Wort ergreifen zu dürfen.
He asked the chairperson for permission to speak.
'Verlaub' belongs to the word family of 'erlauben' (to allow). It is an old form of 'Erlaubnis' (permission) and expresses that you are asking for approval or taking it for yourself.
Der Redner bat um Verlaub, eine persönliche Anmerkung machen zu dürfen.
The speaker asked permission to make a personal comment.
Today, the noun 'Verlaub' is used almost exclusively in the fixed expression 'mit Verlaub' (with all due respect). Using it as an independent noun is extremely rare and outdated.
Das ist, mit Verlaub, die schlechteste Idee, die ich je gehört habe.
That is, with all due respect, the worst idea I have ever heard.
The expression 'mit Verlaub' (with all due respect) is formal, but often meant ironically or critically. It introduces a very direct, often contradictory opinion and is not simply a polite apology.
Mit Verlaub, aber Ihre Argumentation ist nicht überzeugend.
With all due respect, your argument is not convincing.
The expression 'mit Verlaub' (with all due respect) usually comes at the beginning of a sentence, followed by a comma. It can also be used as a parenthetical insertion within the sentence, in which case it is enclosed by commas.
Mit Verlaub, so einfach ist die Situation nicht.
With all due respect, the situation is not that simple.
The meaning 'Erlaubnis' (permission) is outdated. You find it almost only in historical texts, in very formal bureaucracy, or in fixed expressions like 'um Verlaub bitten' (to ask permission).
Der Soldat bat seinen Vorgesetzten um Verlaub.
The soldier asked his superior for permission.
permission
Erlaubnis refers to actual consent to an action or statement. Verlaub can also have this meaning, but in that use it sounds outdated; today it is mostly found in “mit Verlaub,” which formally introduces a direct or critical statement.
Mit Verlaub, ich halte diese Entscheidung für falsch.
With all due respect, I think this decision is wrong.
Ich habe die Erlaubnis des Vorsitzenden, jetzt offen über das Problem zu sprechen.
I have the chairperson’s permission to speak openly about the problem now.
