allow

permettre, autoriser

Autoriser quelqu'un à faire quelque chose ou laisser quelque chose se produire.

En anglais simple : To say that someone can do something, or let something happen.

• We allow pets here.
• My parents allowed me to stay out late.
• Are visitors allowed to take photos?

Comment l'utiliser : allow someone to do something (They allow children to use the pool.); allow something (The hotel does not allow smoking.); be allowed to do something (We are allowed to leave early.)

Synonymes : let, permit

Contraires : forbid, ban

Expressions courantes : allow someone to, allow smoking, allow pets, allow someone in

accorder, allouer

Donner à quelqu'un une certaine quantité de temps, d'argent ou d'autre chose pour un objectif.

En anglais simple : To give someone a particular amount of time, money, or something else for a purpose.

• Allow each student ten minutes.
• The company allows fifty euros a day for meals.
• We allowed two days for the journey.

Comment l'utiliser : allow someone something (The teacher allowed us an extra hour.); allow something for something (Allow thirty minutes for lunch.)

Synonymes : allocate, allot, give

Expressions courantes : allow someone something, allow enough time, allow a day

admettre, permettre

Rendre possible le fait de considérer une hypothèse ou une explication comme raisonnable.

En anglais simple : To make a particular possibility or explanation reasonable.

• The evidence allows of two explanations.
• These circumstances allow of no delay.
• Does the wording allow of another interpretation?

Comment l'utiliser : allow of something (The facts allow of only one conclusion.)

Synonymes : admit of, permit

Expressions courantes : allow of something, allow of doubt