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allow transitive verb

1. (authorize) permettre à, autoriser (person, organization) (to do à faire);
   it isn't ~ed c'est interdit;
   she isn't ~ed to go out elle n'a pas le droit de sortir;

2. (let) laisser;
   he ~ed the situation to get worse il a laissé la situation s'aggraver;

3. (enable) to ~ sb/sth to do permettre à qn/qch de faire;
   it would ~ the company to expand cela permettrait à la société de s'agrandir;

4. (allocate) prévoir;
   to ~ two days for the job prévoir deux jours pour faire le travail;

5. (referee) accorder (goal);
   (insurer) agréer (claim);

6. (condone) tolérer (rudeness, swearing).

allow for

tenir compte de.

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'allow' found in these entries:

English:

have - let

French:

autant - autoriser - compter - consentir - cuire - décanter - libérer - marge - permettre - planer - prévoir - sortir - tiédir

allow: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
allow	vtr	(permit)	permettre vi ⇒
Will your parents allow you to go to the dance?
Tes parents vont-ils te permettre d'aller à la soirée ?
allow	vi	(to permit)	permettre, autoriser vtr ⇒ ⇒
Smoking is allowed, but only on the balcony.
Il est permis (or: Il est autorisé) de fumer, mais seulement sur le balcon.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
allow	vi	(make provision for)	permettre vtr ⇒
We must allow room for expansion.
Le plan de la maison doit permettre un agrandissement futur.
allow	vtr	(grant)	accorder vtr ⇒
The judge may allow leave to appeal the sentence.
Le juge va peut-être accorder la permission de faire appel.
allow	vtr	(let have)	accorder vtr ⇒
You may be allowed travelling expenses.
On vous accordera des défraiements.
allow	vtr	(make possible by neglect)	laisser vtr ⇒
By not applying the handbrake, he allowed the car to roll down the hill.
Il avait oublié de serrer le frein à main et a laissé la voiture reculer sans s'en rendre compte.
allow	vtr	(concede)	reconnaître vtr ⇒
I will allow that this time I am wrong.
Je dois reconnaître mon erreur.
allow	vtr	(acknowledge)	reconnaître vtr ⇒
The law allows that there may be exemptions.
La loi reconnaît qu'il peut y avoir des exceptions.
allow	vtr	(set aside)	prévoir vtr ⇒
You should allow two hours for travel to the airport.
Vous devriez prévoir deux heures de trajet.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
allow for (allocate something)		v	prévoir en fonction de (tenir compte de)
allow me		phrase	laissez-moi
allow oneself		v	se donner ⇒
allow sb to do sth		v	permettre à qn de faire qch
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