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allow [ə'laʊ]∎ to allow sb to do sth permettre à qn de faire qch, autoriser qn à faire qch;∎ he wasn't allowed to see her il n'a pas été autorisé à la voir, il n'a pas eu le droit de la voir;∎ is he allowed sweets/help? est-ce qu'il a le droit de manger des sucreries/de recevoir de l'aide?;∎ he was allowed a final cigarette on lui a permis (de fumer) une dernière cigarette;∎ we weren't allowed in on ne nous a pas permis d'entrer;∎ the dog is not allowed in the house on ne laisse pas le chien entrer dans la maison, l'accès de la maison est interdit au chien;∎ smoking is not allowed (sign) défense de fumer;∎ gambling is not allowed les jeux d'argent sont interdits;∎ she allowed herself to be manipulated elle s'est laissé manipuler;∎ he decided to allow events to take their course il a décidé de laisser les événements suivre leur cours;∎ I won't allow such behaviour! je ne tolérerai pas une telle conduite!;∎ formal allow me to make a suggestion permettez-moi de faire une suggestion;∎ if I may be allowed to make a point si je peux me permettre (de faire) une remarque;∎ allow me! vous permettez?∎ the ramp allows people in wheelchairs to enter the building la rampe permet l'accès de l'immeuble aux personnes en fauteuil roulant∎ to allow sb a discount faire un escompte ou une remise à qn;∎ three hours are allowed for the exam trois heures sont accordées pour l'examen;∎ he is allowed £5 pocket money on lui accorde ou donne 5 livres d'argent de poche;∎ she allowed herself a cream cake as a special treat comme petit plaisir, elle s'est offert un gâteau à la crème;∎ how much time/money are we allowed? de combien de temps/d'argent disposons-nous?;∎ the bank allows 5 per cent interest on deposits la banque alloue ou attribue 5 pour cent d'intérêt sur les dépôts(d) (take into account) prévoir, compter;∎ allow a week for delivery il faut prévoir ou compter une semaine pour la livraison;∎ you need to allow a few extra inches for the hem il faut laisser ou prévoir quelques centimètres de plus pour l'ourlet∎ you must allow that she is gifted vous devez admettre ou reconnaître qu'elle est douée(a) (take into account) tenir compte de;∎ allowing for the bad weather compte tenu du mauvais temps;∎ we allowed for every possibility in our calculations nous avons tenu compte de ou paré à toute éventualité dans nos calculs;∎ we must allow for the fact that she has been ill il faut tenir compte du fait qu'elle a été malade∎ remember to allow for the time difference n'oublie pas de compter le décalage horaire;∎ we hadn't allowed for these extra costs nous n'avions pas prévu ces frais supplémentaires;∎ after allowing for travel expenses déduction faite des frais de voyageformal admettre, souffrir, autoriser;∎ the evidence allows of no other conclusion les éléments dont nous disposons n'autorisent aucune autre conclusion
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