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Spanish Dictionary: translation of allow

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tr.
  1. (to permit) dejar, permitir
    please, allow me to finish por favor, permítame terminar (to give), conceder, dar
    his father allows him ten dollars a week su padre le da diez dólares por semana
  2. (to set aside) dar, poner aparte
    let's allow one hour to discuss this matter pongamos aparte una hora para discutir este asunto
  3. (to provide) asignar, aprobar
    the city allowed the funds in case of emergency la ciudad aprobó los fondos en caso de emergencia
  4. (to admit) confesar, admitir
    I allow that some mistakes have been made admito que se han cometido algunos errores
  5. (to discount) deducir, descontar
    he allowed me twenty dollars on my old typewriter me descontó veinte dólares por entregar mi máquina de escribir vieja

expresiones idiomáticas:
after allowing for
después de considerar
allow me
permítame (como expresión de cortesía)
to allow for
tener en cuenta, tomar en consideración
to allow of
permitir, admitir
to allow oneself
permitirse, darse el gusto de
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