allow

1. (ditransitive)To let one have as a suitable share of something.

   to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest

   erlauben, gestatten

   позволя́тьpozvoljátʹ, позво́литьpozvólitʹ, разреша́тьrazrešátʹ

   дозволя́тиdozvoljáty, дозво́литиdozvólyty

   let have

2. (intransitive)To present something as possible or reasonable.

   The event allows of only one interpretation.

3. (catenative, transitive)To permit, to give permission to.

   I will allow my son to be absent.

   erlauben

   позволя́тьpozvoljátʹ, позво́литьpozvólitʹ, разреша́тьrazrešátʹ

   дозволя́тиdozvoljáty, дозво́литиdozvólyty

   consent to, give permission; permit

4. To not bar or obstruct.

   Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.

   Smoking (is) allowed only in designated areas.

   erlauben

   позволя́тьpozvoljátʹ, позво́литьpozvólitʹ, допуска́тьdopuskátʹ

   дозволя́тиdozvoljáty, дозво́литиdozvólyty, допуска́тиdopuskáty

5. (transitive)To acknowledge, accept the truth of; to concede; to accede to an opinion; to say something one agrees on in the context of a larger disagreement or reluctance.

   to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow an appeal

   You must allow that disagreeing about politics puts a strain on a relationship.

   eingestehen

   признава́тьpriznavátʹ, призна́тьpriznátʹ

   визнава́тиvyznaváty, ви́знатиvýznaty

6. (transitive)To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.

   to allow a sum for leakage

   How much will you allow on my old jalopy?

   einpreisen, einkalkulieren

   принима́ть во внима́ниеprinimátʹ vo vnimánije, приня́ть во внима́ниеprinjátʹ vo vnimánije, учи́тыватьučítyvatʹ

   врахо́вуватиvraxóvuvaty, врахува́тиvraxuváty

7. (transitive)To make an allowance, to take into account when making plans.

   When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies.

   berücksichtigen, einkalkulieren

8. (transitive)To render physically possible.

   ermöglichen

9. (transitive)To decide (a request) in favour of the party who raised it; to grant victory to a party regarding (a request).

   to allow an objection

   to allow an appeal

10. (Multicultural London English, transitive)To forgo bothering with, to let slide.

11. (obsolete, transitive)To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.

12. (obsolete)To sanction; to invest; to entrust.

1. She allowed him to go alone.

   Вона дозволила йому поїхати самому.

   ruОна позволила ему идти самому.

   deSie gestattete ihm, alleine zu gehen.

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2. Sleeping in class is not allowed.

   Спати в класі заборонено.

   ruСпать в классе не разрешается.

   deSchlafen im Unterricht ist nicht erlaubt.

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3. I'm not allowed to drink alcohol.

   Мені не можна пити алкоголь.

   deEs ist mir nicht gestattet, Alkohol zu trinken.

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4. I can't allow that to happen.

   Я не можу дозволити, щоб це трапилося.

   ruЯ не могу позволить этому случиться.

   deIch kann nicht zulassen, dass das geschieht.

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5. You're not allowed to do that.

   Тобі не можна цього робити.

   ruТебе не позволено этого делать.

   deDas darfst du nicht tun.

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