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61 keep down
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) zostať pri zemi2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) obmedziť3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) nevracať -
62 keep in
1) (not to allow to go or come out or outside: The teacher kept him in till he had finished the work.) nechať po škole2) (to stay close to the side of a road etc.) držať sa pri okraji -
63 let in on
(to allow to share (a secret etc): We'll let her in on our plans.) zasvätiť -
64 let well alone
(to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse.) nechať tak -
65 pension off
(to allow to retire, or to dismiss, with a pension: They pensioned him off when they found a younger man for the job.) penzionovať -
66 ration out
(to give or allow a ration of (food etc), eg to a number of people.) vydať na prídel -
67 rent out
(to allow people to use (a house etc which one owns) in exchange for money.) prenajať -
68 rustproof
adjective (that will not (allow) rust: rustproof paint.) nehrdzavejúci -
69 speak one's mind
(to say frankly what one means or thinks: You must allow me to speak my mind.) povedať otvorene svoju mienku -
70 spoon-feed
past tense, past participle - spoon-fed; verb1) (to feed with a spoon.) kŕmiť lyžicou2) (to teach or treat (a person) in a way that does not allow him to think or act for himself.) kŕmiť (propagandou) -
71 would not hear of
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) nechcieť ani počuť
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allow — al‧low [əˈlaʊ] verb [transitive] 1. ACCOUNTING when the tax authorities allow an amount, cost, or expense, they permit it not to be counted as part of income or profits: • You re allowed a certain amount a year in personal allowances, before you… … Financial and business terms
Allow — Al*low , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Allowing}.] [OE. alouen, OF. alouer, aloer, aluer, F. allouer, fr. LL. allocare to admit as proved, to place, use; confused with OF. aloer, fr. L. allaudare to extol; ad + laudare to praise … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
allow — al·low /ə lau̇/ vt: to give approval of or permission for: as a: to grant fulfillment of allow ed her petition for relief b: to decide in favor of allow a deduction on a tax return c: to permit to be presented … Law dictionary
allow — 1. This verb matches admit in having a wide range of common uses, transitive and intransitive, with that clauses, and with an infinitive complement. For several centuries it has alternated in many meanings with the phrasal verb allow of; some of… … Modern English usage
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allow — [v1] admit; acknowledge acquiesce, avow, concede, confess, grant, let on, own; concepts 60,82 Ant. deny, refuse, reject allow [v2] permit an action accord, accredit, admit, approve, authorize, bear, be big*, be game for*, brook, certify,… … New thesaurus
Allow — Al*low , v. i. To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement. [1913 Webster] Allowing still for the different ways of making it. Addison. [1913 Webster] {To allow of}, to permit; to admit. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
allow — ► VERB 1) admit as legal or acceptable. 2) permit to do something. 3) (allow for) take into consideration when making plans or calculations. 4) provide or set aside for a particular purpose. 5) admit the truth of. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
allow me — allow ˈme idiom used to offer help politely • ‘Allow me,’ he said, taking the tray from her. Main entry: ↑allowidiom … Useful english dictionary
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allow — 1 permit, suffer, *let, leave Analogous words: tolerate, endure, stand, brook (see BEAR): accede, acquiesce (see ASSENT): *yield, submit, defer Antonyms: inhibit Contrasted words: *forbid, prohibit, enjoin: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
