allow

allow
allow [{{t}}ə'laʊ]
transitive verb
(a) (permit) permettre, autoriser;
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?
(b) (enable) permettre;
the ramp allows people in wheelchairs to enter the building la rampe permet l'accès de l'immeuble aux personnes en fauteuil roulant
(c) (grant → money, time) accorder, allouer; (→ opportunity) donner; (→ claim) admettre;
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
(e) {{}}literary{{}} (admit) admettre, convenir;
you must allow that she is gifted vous devez admettre ou reconnaître qu'elle est douée
(f) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (maintain) affirmer
allow for inseparable transitive verb
(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
(b) (make allowance or provision for)
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 voyage
allow of inseparable transitive verb
{{}}formal{{}} admettre, souffrir, autoriser;
the evidence allows of no other conclusion les éléments dont nous disposons n'autorisent aucune autre conclusion

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