allowance
/əˈlaʊ.ənts/Translation
n [c]
›
⇨ concesión
› (dinero)
⇨ pensión
⇨ asignación
family allowance asignación familiar
⇨ subvención
› US (UK pocket money)
⇨ paga semanal
to make allowance for sth
⇨ tener algo en cuenta
We have to make allowance for bad weather Debemos tener en cuenta el mal tiempo
to make allowances for sth/sb
⇨ hacer concesiones
⇨ ser compasivo,va
You have to make for her, she's only ten years old Tienes que ser compasiva con ella, solo tiene diez años
(Definition of allowance n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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