allow me!¡permítame!;he can't have sweets, he's not allowedno puede comer caramelos, no se lo permiten or no lo dejan
I will not allow such behaviourhe should be allowed the occasional treatshe said this would allow more effective planning
to allow sb to do sthdejar or(formal) permitir a algn hacer algo;dejar or(formal) permitir que algn haga algo;nobody was allowed to leaveno dejaron or permitieron marcharse a nadie;no dejaron or permitieron que nadie se marchara;allow me to introduce you to Dr Ambergpermítame que le presente al Dr Amberg
the children are not allowed to watch violent TV programmesthe Government will allow them to advertise on radio and televisionif the soil is allowed to dry out the tree could diethe compromise will allow him to continue his free market reformsallow me to buy you a drink at the barallow us to help youin no circumstances would he allow us to film in the villato allow sth [to] do sth
we cannot allow this to happenno podemos permitir que esto ocurra;allow the mixture to cooldeje enfriar la mezcla
he was allowed home after hospital treatmentle permitieron or le dejaron irse a casa tras recibir tratamiento en el hospital
he is not allowed visitorsno le permiten visitas
to allow sb in/out/pastpermitir or dejar a algn entrar/salir/pasar;permitir or dejar a algn que entre/salga/pase
he's not allowed out on his ownno le dejan salir or que salga solo a la calle;no le permiten salir or que salga solo a la calle;they made holes in the box to allow air inhicieron unos agujeros en la caja para que entrara el aire
I squeezed against the wall to allow them pastthe animals aren't allowed into the housethe Dubai port authorities won't allow me inLebanon won't allow them in and Israel won't take them back
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to allow o.s.
to allow o.s. to be persuadeddejarse convencer;he won't allow himself to failhará lo imposible por evitar el fracaso
she finally allowed herself to say that ...
she allowed herself a smiledejó escapar una sonrisa
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allow 5cms for shrinkagedejar 5cms por si encoge;allow (yourself) three hours for the journeydeja or calcula tres horas para el viaje;how much should I allow for expenses?¿cuánto debo prever para los gastos?;please allow 28 days for deliverylo recibirá en su casa en un plazo de 28 días
you should allow more spaceallow about 75ml (3fl oz) per six servingsI didn't allow enough time for practiceit allows very little time for mealswe must allow three days for the journey
4(grant)[+money]asignar;[+time]dar
the time allowed has been extended to 28 daysel plazo establecido ha sido ampliado a 28 días
to allow sb £30 a monththey didn't allow me enough time to answer the question properlyI allow you great freedom; be careful not to abuse itthe idea is to allow patients the freedom to stroll about the medical campusthe new law allows more freedom to operating companiesthere is evidence that mothers allow boys more freedomI would like to be able to allow your request
the judge allowed him £1,000 costsel juez le asignó 1.000 libras en concepto de costes
to allow sb a discountaplicar or hacer un descuento a algn
the extra income will allow me more freedomel ingreso extra me dará más libertad
even allowing that to be sothe Court of Appeal allowed an appeal by the plaintiffthe court was left with no alternative but to allow the appeal/Referee Robbins allowed the goal/ but on continued Brentford protests he ordered both teams off the field
to allow thatreconocer que;I had to allow that she was discreettuve que reconocer que era discreta
allowing that ...he allows that it would have been difficult to prevent the accidentWarren also allows that capitalist development may, in its early stages, result in increased social inequality
