allow in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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allow [Am əˈlaʊ, Brit əˈlaʊ] VB trans

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1.1. allow (permit):

allow
permitir
smoking is not allowed
no se permite fumar
“no children/animals allowed”
“no se admiten niños/animales”
to allow sb to + infin
permitirle a algn +  infin / que  +  subj
don't allow her to talk to you like that
no le permitas que te hable así
she wasn't allowed to see a lawyer
no se le permitió ver a un abogado
if you'll allow me to finish!
¿me permite terminar, por favor?
I can't open it — allow me!
no puedo abrirlo — permítame
to allow oneself to + infin , I shouldn't have allowed myself to get angry
me debería haber controlado
he didn't allow himself to be upset by the news
no dejó que la noticia lo afectara
to allow sb in/out
dejar entrar/salir a alguien
they were allowed out once a week
se les permitía salir una vez por semana
they were allowed out once a week
los dejaban salir una vez por semana
you may not be allowed back
puede que no te dejen volver a entrar
I can't go, I'm not allowed
no puedo ir, no me dejan

allow for VB [Am əˈlaʊ -, Brit əˈlaʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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allow of VB [Am əˈlaʊ -, Brit əˈlaʊ -] (v + prep + o) form

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insofar as her other commitments would allow
en la medida en que sus otros compromisos le permitían
insofar as her other commitments would allow
dentro de lo que le permitían sus otros compromisos
allow me to elucidate
permítame aclararlo
allow 3 working days for the order to arrive
cuente con que el pedido tardará tres días hábiles en llegar

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allow in the PONS Dictionary

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to allow sb to enter without hindrance
dejar que alguien entre sin poner obstáculos
to allow sth to wither
dejar que algo pierda vida

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allow Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to allow [or give] sth full play
dar rienda suelta a algo
allow me to introduce myself
permítame que me presente
please allow 7 days for delivery
entrega en un plazo máximo de 7 días
to allow sb to enter without hindrance
dejar que alguien entre sin poner obstáculos
to allow sth to wither
dejar que algo pierda vida
I don't allow anyone to pressurize [or pressure Am] me
no acepto presiones de nadie
to allow oneself to be intimidated
acoquinarse
to allow one's attention to wander
desparramar su atención
to allow one's attention to wander
desparramarse
to allow to dissolve in one's mouth
dejar diluir en la boca
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The chemical resistance of glass can allow it to remain in a corrosive environment for many thousands and even millions of years.
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She had requested a showpiece that would allow her to express a wide range of feelings.
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It will allow us to identify how we can help meet the government's targets relating to renewable energy generation and carbon reduction.
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Then he sent an aide to convince the pickets to allow his force through.
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The rules allow one to move parentheses in logical expressions in logical proofs.
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This will allow for vertical take-off and landing capabilities, hovering on the spot, and more energy-efficient operation than traditional propellor-based systems.
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The added capacity of the plant will allow increased production of the firm's meningitis vaccine.
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It was our hardheaded refusal to allow those in power who had wronged us to have the final word.
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Do you allow those walls to be vilolated with a simple act of a registered letter?
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The scientist then designs a controlled experiment which will allow him to test the hypothesis against the real world.
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