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afford transitive verb

1. (financially) to be able to ~ sth avoir les moyens d'acheter qch;
   if I can ~ it si j'ai les moyens;
   I can't ~ to pay the rent je n'ai pas les moyens de payer le loyer;

2. (spare) to be able to ~ disposer de (time);

3. (risk) to be able to ~ sth/to do se permettre qch/de faire;
   he can't ~ to wait il ne peut pas se permettre d'attendre.

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'afford' found in these entries:

English:

mind - possibly

French:

facilité - luxe - mettre - offrir - permettre

afford: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
afford	vtr	(have resources to buy) argent	avoir les moyens vtr
		argent	se permettre vpr ⇒
		argent	s'offrir, se payer vpr ⇒ ⇒
We can't afford a large house.
Nous n'avons pas les moyens d'acheter une grande maison.
Nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre d'acheter une grande maison.
Nous ne pouvons pas nous payer (or: nous offrir) une grande maison.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
afford	vtr	(provide) émotion, avantage	procurer, fournir vtr ⇒ ⇒
			offrir vtr ⇒
This apartment affords a fine view of the city.
Cet appartement procure (or: fournit) une belle vue de la ville.
Cet appartement offre une belle vue de la ville.
afford	vtr	(be able to do)	être capable de vtr
The army cannot afford to fight on two fronts at once.
L'armée n'est pas capable de se battre sur deux fronts à la fois.
afford	vtr	(to spare)	traduction non disponible
He has so much wealth, he can easily afford the hundred Euros you asked for.
afford	vtr	(time) temps	avoir le temps vtr
Can you afford a few minutes to help me?
As-tu le temps de m'aider quelques minutes?
afford	vtr	(risk)	se permettre vpr ⇒
He can't afford to let her speak badly of him.
Il ne peut pas se permettre de la laisser parler mal de lui.
afford	vtr	(furnish)	donner, offrir vtr ⇒ ⇒
The history books afford no insights into the actions of the Prime Minister.
Les livres d'histoire ne donnent (or: n'offrent) aucun aperçu sur les actions du premier ministre.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
afford access		v	permettre à qn d'entrer ⇒
well afford			avoir tout à fait les moyens
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"can't" in the sense of "can't afford to"
Afford
afford monitoring and resolution
afford to lose
Afford you the courtesy of full disclosure ?
as much as I can afford
can not afford
Cannot afford
cannot afford
EN: to afford + infinitive / V-ing - grammaire
He could afford to give the girls a modest allowance in case they didn't marry
I can afford to give superior service for less money
I can never afford to go out these days
If he cannot afford luxury hotels
if you could afford it
Ill afford
Its a luxury that we can't afford
not afford to lose
something that i would never have been able to afford before
Thankfully it was not too expensive or else we would not have been able to afford it
to afford
too expensive for everybody to afford
window shopping: so much I want to buy! So little I can afford!

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