afford in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for afford in the English»Spanish Dictionary

afford [Am əˈfɔrd, Brit əˈfɔːd] VB trans

1. afford (have the ability to pay for):

I can't afford that luxury

yo no puedo permitirme ese lujo

I can't afford that luxury

ese lujo no está a mi alcance

I can't afford a new car

no me alcanza el dinero para comprarme un coche nuevo

you're always buying clothes, how can you afford it?

siempre te estás comprando ropa ¿cómo haces?

I just can't afford the time to do it

es que no dispongo de tiempo para hacerlo

to afford to + infin I can't afford to pay for it

no tengo con qué pagarlo

to afford to + infin I can't afford to pay for it

no puedo pagarlo

you can't afford to miss this opportunity

no puedes perderte esta oportunidad

I can afford to wait

puedo permitirme esperar

in my position I can't afford to be outspoken

en la posición en que estoy, no puedo permitirme el lujo de decir lo que pienso

2. afford (provide, offer) form:

afford view/advantage/protection

ofrecer

they were afforded no special privileges

no se les concedió ningún privilegio especial

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they can only afford to pay you beer money

solo pueden pagarte una miseria

we couldn't afford it, but my parents helped us out

no nos alcanzaba el dinero, pero mis padres nos ayudaron or nos dieron or echaron una mano

that's one luxury we can't afford

ese es un lujo que no nos podemos permitir

Translations for afford in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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este asunto no admite más dilación

we cannot afford further delay in this matter

no tienen ni para malcomer

they can't even afford a crust of bread

no estoy en condiciones de hacer ese desembolso

I can't afford to pay out that sort of money

una casa en esa zona es totalmente inasequible para mí

a house in that area is totally beyond my means o is much more than I could afford

en momentos así no se puede ser tan vacilante

at times like this you can't afford to be so hesitant o indecisive

es un lujo que no me puedo permitir

it's a luxury I can't afford

no podemos permitirnos el lujo de llegar tarde

we can't afford to be late

afford in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for afford in the English»Spanish Dictionary

afford [əˈfɔ:d, Am -ˈfɔ:rd] VB trans

1. afford (have money, time for):

afford

permitirse

to be able to afford sth

poder permitirse algo

he can ill afford it

a duras penas se lo puede permitir

2. afford (provide):

afford

proporcionar

afford

dar

to afford protection

ofrecer protección

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to afford a panoramic view

permitir una vista panorámica

afford Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to afford a panoramic view

permitir una vista panorámica

to be able to afford sth

poder permitirse algo

he can ill afford it

a duras penas se lo puede permitir

to afford protection

ofrecer protección

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Claiming her province is poor and can not afford to pay the assigned tribute, she offers herself to Pharaoh instead.

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

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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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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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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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A lean-to cover was added to the building in the late 1970s to afford spectators some shelter from the elements.

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This, among the other benefit, granted the fulfillment of social exigences in transportation, that a strictly profit-oriented policy could not afford.

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I read all the newspapers every day and this afford me a field of current information.

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Some teachers could not even afford a plane ticket home.

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