afford

afford
afford [{{t}}ə'fɔ:d]
transitive verb
(a) (have enough money for)
∎ to be able to afford sth avoir les moyens d'acheter qch;
∎ I can't afford a holiday je n'ai pas les moyens de prendre des vacances;
∎ she couldn't afford to buy a car elle n'avait pas les moyens d'acheter ou elle ne pouvait pas se permettre d'acheter une voiture;
∎ can you afford it? en avez-vous les moyens?, pouvez-vous vous le permettre?;
∎ how much can you afford? combien pouvez-vous mettre?, jusqu'à combien pouvez-vous aller?;
∎ I can't afford £50! je ne peux pas mettre 50 livres!;
∎ I can afford to eat out twice a week je peux me permettre d'aller au restaurant deux fois par semaine;
∎ give what you can afford donnez selon vos possibilités;
∎ it's more than we can afford c'est au-dessus de nos moyens
(b) (have enough time, energy for)
∎ I can afford to wait je peux attendre;
∎ the doctor can only afford (to spend) a few minutes with each patient le médecin ne peut pas se permettre de passer plus de quelques minutes avec chaque patient;
∎ I'd love to come, but I can't afford the time j'aimerais beaucoup venir mais je ne peux absolument pas me libérer
(c) (allow oneself) se permettre;
∎ I can't afford to take any risks je ne peux pas me permettre de prendre des risques;
∎ we can't afford another delay nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre encore un retard;
∎ I can't afford not to je n'ai pas vraiment le choix
(d) {{}}literary{{}} or {{}}formal{{}} (provide) fournir, offrir;
∎ to afford sb the opportunity to do sth donner ou fournir à qn l'occasion de faire qch;
∎ this affords me great pleasure ceci me procure un grand plaisir;
∎ the bell tower afforded a panor-amic view of the city le clocher offrait une vue panoramique de la ville;
∎ the trees afforded us very little shelter les arbres ne nous fournissaient qu'un piètre abri

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