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1 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) consentir2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) entregarse (a), complacer3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) darse (un/el) gusto•- indulgent
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tr[ɪn'dʌlʤ]1 (satisfy - desire, whim) satisfacer, ceder a, consentir; (- passion) dar rienda suelta a■ he spent a week indulging his passion for skiing pasó una semana dando rienda suelta a su pasión por el esquí2 (pamper - person) complacer; (- child) mimar, consentir■ she indulged him in/with presents ella lo mimaba con regalos■ she sometimes indulges in the luxury of a beauty treatment a veces se permite el lujo de un tratamiento de belleza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto indulge oneself permitirse un lujo, darse algún gusto1) gratify: gratificar, satisfacer2) spoil: consentir, mimarindulge vito indulge in : permitirsev.• complacerse v.• consentir v.• dar gusto a v.• gratificar v.• mimar v.• satisfacer v.ɪn'dʌldʒ
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transitive verb \<\<child\>\> consentir*, mimar; \<\<desire/appetite\>\> satisfacer*it doesn't hurt to indulge oneself every now and again — es bueno darse algún gusto de vez en cuando
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vi[ɪn'dʌldʒ]1.VT (=give in to) [+ desire, appetite] satisfacer; [+ whim] consentir; [+ person] complacer; (=spoil) [+ child] mimar, consentirto indulge o.s. — darse un gusto
go on, indulge yourself! — venga, ¡date ese gustazo or capricho! *
2.VIeveryone indulges in fattening foods once in a while — todo el mundo se permite comer cosas que engordan de vez en cuando
he is indulging in fantasy/speculation — se está dejando llevar por la fantasía/especulación
* * *[ɪn'dʌldʒ]
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transitive verb \<\<child\>\> consentir*, mimar; \<\<desire/appetite\>\> satisfacer*it doesn't hurt to indulge oneself every now and again — es bueno darse algún gusto de vez en cuando
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