afford in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for afford in the English»Italian Dictionary

afford [Brit əˈfɔːd, Am əˈfɔrd] VB trans

1. afford (have money for):

to be able to afford sth

potersi permettere qc

if I can afford it, I'll buy a car

se potrò permettermelo, comprerò una macchina

to be able to afford to do sth (as necessary expense)

riuscire a, farcela a fare qc

to be able to afford to do sth (as chosen expense)

potersi permettere di fare

I can't afford to pay the rent

non riesco a pagare l'affitto

I can't afford a new dress

non posso permettermi un nuovo vestito

how can he afford to buy such expensive clothes?

come fa a comprare dei vestiti così cari?

please give what you can afford

date or donate secondo le vostre possibilità

2. afford (spare):

to be able to afford space, time

disporre di

3. afford (risk):

to be able to afford sth, to do

permettersi qc, di fare

the government can't afford the risk, to lose

il governo non può permettersi il rischio, di perdere

he can afford, can ill afford to wait

può, non può permettersi di aspettare

4. afford form:

to afford sb sth protection, support, view, opportunity

offrire, fornire qc a qn

to afford sb sth pleasure, satisfaction

procurare, dare qc a qn

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I can't afford wine nowadays

al momento non posso permettermi il vino

I can't afford to be choosy

non posso permettermi di fare il difficile

I can't afford to be smug

non posso dormire sugli allori

first-time buyers can't afford to get on to the property ladder

chi compra una prima casa non può permettersi di avanzare molto nel patrimonio immobiliare

a family on a budget cannot afford luxuries

una famiglia con entrate limitate non può permettersi alcun lusso

a family on a budget cannot afford luxuries before n cut, increase

del bilancio

a family on a budget cannot afford luxuries deficit, target, estimate, constraints

di bilancio

we can't afford to be sentimental

non possiamo permetterci di fare i sentimentali

you choose, depending on how much you can afford

puoi scegliere, dipende da quanto puoi spendere

Translations for afford in the Italian»English Dictionary

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permettersi il lusso di fare

to afford the luxury of doing

può permettersi questo lusso

he can afford it

i suoi mezzi non glielo consentono

he can't afford it

afford in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for afford in the English»Italian Dictionary

afford [ə·ˈfɔ:rd] VB trans

1. afford (have money, time for):

afford

permettersi

to be able to afford sth

potersi permettere qc

he can hardly afford it

se lo può permettere a malapena

2. afford (provide):

afford

fornire

to afford protection

offrire protezione

Translations for afford in the Italian»English Dictionary

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permettere

to afford

afford Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be able to afford sth

potersi permettere qc

he can hardly afford it

se lo può permettere a malapena

to afford protection

offrire protezione

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some teachers could not even afford a plane ticket home.

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Most countries that grow yam as food staple are too poor to afford high technology storage systems.

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Producers could not afford to indulge the vision of either a director or a writer beyond a certain point.

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The family were so poor, sometimes they couldn't even afford cornflakes for breakfast.

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Many felt disenfranchised by what they saw as a bureaucratic system that favored the land-holding class able to afford the best education.

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However, he is very busy and can not afford to waste time on an uncooperative source.

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The acrimony ended up in court in an expensive proceeding that neither side could really afford either financially or for the good of the game.

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She says when a farmer can afford to employ casual labour, the worker needs to have good skills and work ethic.

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We can't afford to stigmatise it when it could affect us all.

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For decades now, apparel makers who can't afford to gamble on cut-rate fasteners have overwhelmingly turned to a single manufacturer.

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