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1 afford
transitive verb1) sich (Dat.) leistenbe able to afford — aufbringen können [Geld]; erübrigen können [Zeit]
2) (provide) bieten; gewähren [Schutz]; bereiten [Vergnügen]* * *[ə'fo:d]1) ((usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something: I can't afford (to buy) a new car.) sich leisten2) ((usually with can, could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc: She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her.) sich leisten* * *af·ford[əˈfɔ:d, AM əˈfɔ:rd]vt1. (have money for)2. (allow oneself)▪ to \afford sth:I simply can't \afford the time to come ich habe einfach nicht die Zeit zu kommenhe can ill \afford to... er kann es sich kaum leisten,...you can't \afford to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity diese einmalige Gelegenheit darfst du dir nicht entgehen lassen▪ to \afford [sb] sth [jdm] etw bieten [o gewähren]to \afford little protection kaum Schutz bieten* * *[ə'fɔːd]vt1) sich (dat) leistenI can't afford to buy both of them — ich kann es mir nicht leisten, beide zu kaufen
he can't afford to make a mistake —
you can't afford to miss the chance — Sie können es sich nicht leisten, die Gelegenheit zu verpassen
I can't afford the time (to do it) — ich habe einfach nicht die Zeit(, das zu tun)
an offer you can't afford to miss — ein Angebot, das Sie sich (dat) nicht entgehen lassen können
* * *we can’t afford it wir können es uns nicht leisten (a. fig), es ist für uns unerschwinglich;I can’t afford to do this ich kann es mir nicht leisten, das zu tun;a film you can’t afford to miss ein Film, den Sie unbedingt sehen müssen; → academic.ru/36766/ill">ill B 22. aufbringen, Zeit erübrigen:I can’t afford the time to do this ich kann es mir zeitlich nicht leisten, das zu tun3. Schutz etc gewähren, bieten:afford sb pleasure jemandem Freude machen oder Vergnügen bereiten* * *transitive verb1) sich (Dat.) leistenbe able to afford something — sich (Dat.) etwas leisten können
be able to afford — aufbringen können [Geld]; erübrigen können [Zeit]
2) (provide) bieten; gewähren [Schutz]; bereiten [Vergnügen]* * *v.gewähren v.leisten v.sich leisten können ausdr.
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