permitir

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin permittere.

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permitir (first-person singular present permito, first-person singular preterite permitín, past participle permitido)
permitir (first-person singular present permito, first-person singular preterite permitim or permiti, past participle permitido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to permit, to allow

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin permittere.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /peχ.mi.ˈti(χ)/
  • Hyphenation: per‧mi‧tir

Verb[edit]

permitir (first-person singular present permito, first-person singular preterite permiti, past participle permitido)

  1. to permit, allow, tolerate
  2. to enable

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Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:permitir.

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin permittere.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /peɾmiˈtiɾ/ [peɾ.miˈt̪iɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: per‧mi‧tir

Verb[edit]

permitir (first-person singular present permito, first-person singular preterite permití, past participle permitido)

  1. to allow, permit
    Synonym: autorizar
    No les permitieron ir.
    They were not allowed to go.
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to afford, to allow
    No puedo permitirme comprarlo.
    I can't allow myself to buy it.
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to indulge in

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  • Used without a preposition, as is demonstrated in the example above

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