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allowance [ə'laʊəns](a) Administration (grant) allocation f; Finance (for housing, travel, food) indemnité f; Law (alimony) pension f alimentaire; (for student → from state) bourse f; (→ from parents) pension f alimentaire; (pension) pension f; (income, salary) revenu m, appointements mpl;∎ his parents give him a monthly allowance of £100 ses parents lui versent une mensualité de 100 livres;∎ he gets a monthly allowance of £300 il touche 300 livres par mois;∎ she makes an allowance of £1,000 a year to her nephew elle verse une rente ou une pension de 1000 livres par an à son neveu;∎ rent allowance allocation f (de) logement∎ (free) baggage or luggage allowance (on plane, coach etc) bagages mpl en franchise;∎ there is an allowance of one item of luggage per passenger chaque passager a droit à un bagage;∎ what's the duty-free allowance? qu'est-ce qu'on a droit de ramener hors taxe?;∎ Sport time allowance concession m de temps∎ to make allowances for sb être indulgent avec qn;∎ to make allowance or allowances for sth tenir compte de qch, prendre qch en considération;∎ we must make allowance or allowances for the children's age il faut tenir compte de ou il ne faut pas oublier l'âge des enfants;∎ you have to make allowances for inflation il faut faire la part de l'inflation;∎ some allowance must be made for shrinkage il faut tenir compte du rétrécissement
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