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afford [ə'fɔ:d]∎ to be able to afford sth avoir les moyens d'acheter qch;∎ I can't afford a holiday je n'ai pas les moyens de prendre des vacances;∎ she couldn't afford to buy a car elle n'avait pas les moyens d'acheter ou elle ne pouvait pas se permettre d'acheter une voiture;∎ can you afford it? en avez-vous les moyens?, pouvez-vous vous le permettre?;∎ how much can you afford? combien pouvez-vous mettre?, jusqu'à combien pouvez-vous aller?;∎ I can't afford £50! je ne peux pas mettre 50 livres!;∎ I can afford to eat out twice a week je peux me permettre d'aller au restaurant deux fois par semaine;∎ give what you can afford donnez selon vos possibilités;∎ it's more than we can afford c'est au-dessus de nos moyens(b) (have enough time, energy for)∎ I can afford to wait je peux attendre;∎ the doctor can only afford (to spend) a few minutes with each patient le médecin ne peut pas se permettre de passer plus de quelques minutes avec chaque patient;∎ I'd love to come, but I can't afford the time j'aimerais beaucoup venir mais je ne peux absolument pas me libérer(c) (allow oneself) se permettre;∎ I can't afford to take any risks je ne peux pas me permettre de prendre des risques;∎ we can't afford another delay nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre encore un retard;∎ I can't afford not to je n'ai pas vraiment le choix∎ to afford sb the opportunity to do sth donner ou fournir à qn l'occasion de faire qch;∎ this affords me great pleasure ceci me procure un grand plaisir;∎ the bell tower afforded a panor-amic view of the city le clocher offrait une vue panoramique de la ville;∎ the trees afforded us very little shelter les arbres ne nous fournissaient qu'un piètre abri
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