consentir
verbo:transitivo
1 (permitir) to allow; (tolerar) to tolerate
¡eso no se puede consentir! we can't have allow that!;o aquí no te consienten hablar they don't let you speak here; no te consiento que vayas I can't allow you to go
consentir
transitive verb
1to allow, to permit (tolerar)
2to spoil (mimar)
- le consienten demasiado -> they let him have his own way too much
intransitive verb
also:
- consentir en algo/en hacer algo -> to agree to something/to do something
- consintió en que se quedaran -> he agreed to let them stay
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consentir [con-sen-teer’]
article & verb transitive
1To consent, to agree.
- Aqui no se consiente hablar -> they don’t let you speak
2To comply, to acquiesce, to accede, to condescend, to admit.
- La plata -> a id="page_v1-260">forma no consiente más peso, the platform will not bear any more weight
3To believe for certain, to rely, to depend.
4To coddle, spoil, overindulge children or servants.
verb neuter
5To agree, to consent, to say yes; to give in. (Academy) (n)
- Consentir en hacer algo -> to agree to
verb reflexive
6To break, to give; to split, to crack.
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Verb Conjugation for "consentir"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consiento | consentí | consentía | consentiré | consienta |
| Tú | consientes | consentiste | consentías | consentirás | consientas |
| Ella/Él/Usted | consiente | consintió | consentía | consentirá | consienta |
| Nosotros | consentimos | consentimos | consentíamos | consentiremos | consintamos |
| Vosotros | consentís | consentisteis | consentíais | consentiréis | consintáis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | consienten | consintieron | consentían | consentirán | consientan |
