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"Allow" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "permitir", and "consent" is a noun which is often translated as "el consentimiento". Learn more about the difference between "allow" and "consent" below.
allow(
uh
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lau
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to permit)
b. dejar entrar
They wouldn't allow us in because we weren't suitably dressed.No nos dejaron entrar porque no íbamos vestidos para la ocasión.
4. (to accept)
a. reconocer
I have to allow that she's great fun.Tengo que reconocer que es una persona muy divertida.
5. (to grant)
a. permitir
The committee did not allow the building of a skyscraper in that location.El comité no permitió que se construyera el rascacielos en esa localización.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. tener en cuenta
You must also allow for travel expenses.Tienes que tener también en cuenta los gastos de viaje.
consent(
kuhn
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sehnt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (approval)
a. el consentimiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Total or partial reproduction is forbidden without the author's prior consent.Queda prohibida su reproducción total o parcial sin previo consentimiento del autor.
b. la conformidad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He's a minor, and therefore, cannot marry without parental consent.Se trata de un menor y, por tanto, no puede casarse sin la conformidad de los padres.
2. (agreement)
a. el acuerdo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
By mutual consent, the parties agree to terminate the contract.Las partes deciden de mutuo acuerdo rescindir el contrato.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
b. acceder a
He consented to undergo a DNA test to verify the paternity.Accedió a someterse a una prueba de ADN para determinar la paternidad.
