"allow" meaning in Anglais

See allow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: \əˈlaʊ\, \əˈlaʊ\, əˈlaʊ, əˈlaʊ, əˈlaʊ Audio: En-us-allow.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-allow.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-allow.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-allow.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-allow.wav Forms: to allow [infinitive], allows [present, third-person, singular], allowed [preterite], allowed [participle, past], allowing [participle, present]
  1. Laisser, permettre. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: fr-allow-en-verb-ikef64tA Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Verbes transitifs en anglais
  2. Croire. Tags: dated, familiar, intransitive
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: let Synonyms (laisser): permit Derived forms: allowance
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "allowance"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Du moyen anglais allouen."
  ],
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    {
      "form": "to allow",
      "ipas": [
        "\\əˈlaʊ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "allows",
      "ipas": [
        "\\əˈlaʊz\\"
      ],
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        "present",
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "ipas": [
        "\\əˈlaʊd\\"
      ],
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        "preterite"
      ]
    },
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        "\\əˈlaʊd\\"
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        "\\əˈlaʊ.ɪŋ\\"
      ],
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        "participle",
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      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    "Attention! Le sens ordinaire de allow est forcément transitif, pas comme permettre."
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "We allowed Mary to ride her bike outside as long as she promised not to ride in the street.",
          "translation": "Nous avons autorisé Mary à faire du vélo dehors tant qu’elle promet de ne pas aller sur la route."
        },
        {
          "text": "This new microwave oven allows one to cook the vegetables in four minutes.",
          "translation": "Ce nouveau micro-onde permet de cuisiner des légumes en quatre minutes."
        },
        {
          "text": "We only allow children inside the building if they are accompanied by an adult.",
          "translation": "Nous autorisons uniquement les enfants à l’intérieur du bâtiment si ils sont accompagnés par un adulte."
        },
        {
          "text": "My sister allowed me to use her computer.",
          "translation": "Ma sœur m’a permis d’utiliser son ordinateur."
        },
        {
          "text": "My sister allowed using her computer.",
          "translation": "Ma sœur a permis d’utiliser son ordinateur."
        },
        {
          "text": "I was allowed to use my sister’s computer.",
          "translation": "J’étais autorisé à utiliser l’ordinateur de ma sœur."
        }
      ],
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        "Laisser, permettre."
      ],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I allow that you play chess better now, but I still don't believe that you'll be able to beat me."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Croire."
      ],
      "id": "fr-allow-en-verb-8ghqlV2A",
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        "dated",
        "familiar",
        "intransitive"
      ]
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    },
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    {
      "word": "let"
    },
    {
      "sense": "laisser",
      "word": "permit"
    }
  ],
  "word": "allow"
}
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    {
      "word": "allowance"
    }
  ],
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    "Du moyen anglais allouen."
  ],
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      "form": "to allow",
      "ipas": [
        "\\əˈlaʊ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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        "\\əˈlaʊz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "ipas": [
        "\\əˈlaʊd\\"
      ],
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        "preterite"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "allowed",
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        "\\əˈlaʊd\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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        "\\əˈlaʊ.ɪŋ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    "Attention! Le sens ordinaire de allow est forcément transitif, pas comme permettre."
  ],
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  "pos_title": "Verbe",
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        "Exemples en anglais",
        "Verbes transitifs en anglais"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "We allowed Mary to ride her bike outside as long as she promised not to ride in the street.",
          "translation": "Nous avons autorisé Mary à faire du vélo dehors tant qu’elle promet de ne pas aller sur la route."
        },
        {
          "text": "This new microwave oven allows one to cook the vegetables in four minutes.",
          "translation": "Ce nouveau micro-onde permet de cuisiner des légumes en quatre minutes."
        },
        {
          "text": "We only allow children inside the building if they are accompanied by an adult.",
          "translation": "Nous autorisons uniquement les enfants à l’intérieur du bâtiment si ils sont accompagnés par un adulte."
        },
        {
          "text": "My sister allowed me to use her computer.",
          "translation": "Ma sœur m’a permis d’utiliser son ordinateur."
        },
        {
          "text": "My sister allowed using her computer.",
          "translation": "Ma sœur a permis d’utiliser son ordinateur."
        },
        {
          "text": "I was allowed to use my sister’s computer.",
          "translation": "J’étais autorisé à utiliser l’ordinateur de ma sœur."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Laisser, permettre."
      ],
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      ]
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        {
          "text": "I allow that you play chess better now, but I still don't believe that you'll be able to beat me."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Croire."
      ],
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        "familiar",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "word": "let"
    },
    {
      "sense": "laisser",
      "word": "permit"
    }
  ],
  "word": "allow"
}

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