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(have money for) to be able to ~ sth. potersi permettere qcs.; if I can ~ it se potrò permettermelo; to be able to ~ to do sth. (as necessary expense) riuscire a, farcela a fare qcs.; (as chosen expense) potersi permettere di fare qcs.; how can he ~ to buy such expensive clothes? come fa a comprare dei vestiti così cari? please give what you can ~ date o donate secondo le vostre possibilità
(spare) to be able to ~ disporre di [space, time]
(risk) to be able to ~ sth., to do permettersi qcs., di fare; he can ill ~ to wait non può permettersi di aspettare
form. to ~ sb. sth. offrire, fornire qcs. a qcn. [protection, opportunity];
procurare, dare qcs. a qcn. [satisfaction].