to allow
01
tillåta, låta
to let someone or something do a particular thing
Transitive: to allow sth
Ditransitive: to allow sb to do sth
Exempel
The park does n't allow dogs, except for service animals.
Parken tillåter inte hundar, förutom servicehundar.
1.1
tillåta, låta
to let someone or something enter or exit a particular place or go in a certain direction
Transitive: to allow sb/sth somewhere
Exempel
The security guard allowed the visitors into the building after checking their IDs.
Vakten tillät besökarna att komma in i byggnaden efter att ha kontrollerat deras ID-handlingar.
1.2
tillåta, medge
to let someone have a particular thing
Ditransitive: to allow sb sth
Exempel
You 're allowed a 15-minute break every two hours.
Du får ta en 15-minuters paus varannan timme.
1.3
tillåta, medge
to let a particular thing take place or be done
Transitive: to allow an action
Exempel
Freedom of speech must be allowed in a democratic society
Yttrandefrihet måste tillåtas i ett demokratiskt samhälle.
02
tillåta, möjliggöra
to make a specific thing possible, particularly something useful or helpful
Transitive: to allow for an action
Exempel
The adjustable settings on the thermostat allow for precise temperature control.
De justerbara inställningarna på termostaten möjliggör exakt temperaturreglering.
2.1
avsätta, tilldela
to make sure one has a sufficient amount of something such as time, food, money, etc. available for a specific purpose
Transitive: to allow time, space, or resource
Exempel
I 've allowed an hour for the meeting, but it might take longer.
Jag har avsatt en timme för mötet, men det kan ta längre tid.
03
medge, erkänna
to acknowledge or accept the truth, validity, or correctness of something
Transitive: to allow sth | to allow that
Exempel
Let 's allow that he had good intentions, even if the result was n't ideal.
Låt oss tillåta att han hade goda avsikter, även om resultatet inte var idealiskt.
