afford
UK: /əˈfɔːd/ US: /-ˈfɔːrd/Translation
v [t]
› (una compra)
⇨ pagar
⇨ permitirse
I can't afford a new computer No puedo permitirme un ordenador nuevo
› (un error)
⇨ permitirse [el lujo de]
We simply can't afford to miss the train No podemos permitirnos perder el tren
› (form)
⇨ proporcionar
■ constr. to afford + to do sth(Definition of afford v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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