allow

allow
verb
1) (not to forbid or prevent: He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.) tillate
2) ((with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding: These figures allow for price rises.) ta hensyn til, regne med
3) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) gi, la få, bevilge
- make allowance for
godkjenne
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innrømme
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tillate
verb \/əˈlaʊ\/
1) tillate, la, gi adgang\/lov til
be allowed in the house
no dogs allowed
allow one's imagination full play
la fantasien få fritt spillerom
they were not allowed out after dark
de fikk ikke (lov til å) være ute etter at det hadde blitt mørkt
2) gi, la få, bevilge
he is allowed £80 a week for expenses
3) erkjenne, innrømme, medgi
allow a claim
allow him to be a genius
medgi at han er et geni
4) ta med inn i beregningen, ta hensyn til
5) beregne, sette av
they allowed an hour for lunch
de satte av en time til lunsj
allow 150 grammes per person
6) (amer., dialekt) mene, si
allow for ta med i beregningen, regne med
allow five percent for shrinkage
regn med at plagget krymper fem prosent
the trip will take five hours, allowing for train delays
turen tar fem timer iberegnet slingringsmonn for togforsinkelser
(handel) gjøre avdrag for, slå av for
we allow 5% for cash
vi gir 5% kontantrabatt
allow me! la meg få gjøre det! , la meg få hjelpe (deg)!
allow of tillate, gi rom for
the situation allows of no delay
it allows of several interpretations
det kan tolkes på flere måter
allow oneself unne seg, tillate seg
she allowed herself a glass of wine
la seg
I allowed myself to be persuaded
jeg lot meg overbevise
be allowed something bli gitt noe, få lov til å få noe
she was allowed a handsome amount
hun fikk en god slump
be allowed to do something få lov til (å gjøre) noe, ha tillatelse til (å gjøre) noe

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