afford

af·ford  (-fôrd, -frd)

tr.v. af·ford·ed, af·ford·ing, af·fords

1. To have the financial means for; bear the cost of: not able to afford a new car.

2. To manage to spare or give up: can't afford an hour for lunch.

3. To manage or bear without disadvantage or risk to oneself: can afford to be tolerant.

4. To make available; provide: a sport affording good exercise; a tree that affords ample shade.

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[Middle English aforthen, from Old English geforthian, to carry out : ge-, perfective pref.; see yclept + forthian, to further (from forth, forth, forward; see per¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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afford [əˈfɔːd]

vb

1. (preceded by can, could, etc.) to be able to do or spare something, esp without incurring financial difficulties or without risk of undesirable consequences we can afford to buy a small house I can afford to give you one of my chess sets we can't afford to miss this play

2. to give, yield, or supply the meeting afforded much useful information

[Old English geforthian to further, promote, from forth forth; the Old English prefix ge- was later reduced to a-, and the modern spelling (C16) is influenced by words beginning aff-]

affordable  adj

affordability  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	afford - be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person" expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money"
	2.	afford - be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" yield, give open up, open - make available; "This opens up new possibilities" give - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" allow for, allow, provide, leave - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
	3.	afford - have the financial means to do something or buy something; "We can't afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?"
	4.	afford - afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" open, give

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afford

verb

1. have the money for, manage, bear, pay for, spare, stand, stretch to The arts should be available at prices people can afford.

2. bear, stand, sustain, allow yourself We cannot afford to wait.

3. give, offer, provide, produce, supply, grant, yield, render, furnish, bestow, impart The room afforded fine views of the city.

Translations

afford [əˈfɔːd] VT

1. (= pay for) we can afford it → podemos permitírnoslo
we can't afford such things → no podemos permitirnos tales cosas, tales cosas no están a nuestro alcance
we can't afford to go on holiday → no podemos permitirnos el lujo de ir de vacaciones
how much can you afford? → ¿cuánto puedes gastar?

2. (= spare, risk) I can't afford the time → no tengo tiempo
I can't afford to be idle → no puedo permitirme el lujo de no hacer nada
I can't afford not to do it → no puedo permitirme el lujo de no hacerlo
we can afford to wait → nos podemos permitir esperar
an opportunity you cannot afford to miss → una ocasión que no puedes desperdiciar
can we afford the risk? → ¿podemos arriesgarnos?

3. (frm) (= provide) [+ opportunity] → proporcionar, dar
it affords shade → da sombra
that afforded me some relief → eso me proporcionó cierto alivio
this affords me a chance to speak → esto me da la oportunidad de hablar

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afford [əˈfɔː^rd] vt

(financially) [+ goods, clothes, shoes, car] → avoir les moyens d'acheter; [+ holiday] → pouvoir s'offrir; [+ price, rent] → pouvoir payer
I can't afford a new pair of jeans → Je n'ai pas les moyens d'acheter un nouveau jean.
Can we afford a car?
BUT Avons-nous de quoi acheter une voiture?. → Avons-nous les moyens d'acheter une voiture?
We can't afford to go on holiday → Nous ne pouvons pas nous offrir de vacances.

(= permit) [+ behaviour, scandal] → se permettre
to be able to afford to do sth (= permit o.s.) → pouvoir se permettre de faire qch
We can't afford to wait
BUT Nous ne pouvons pas attendre. → Nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre d'attendre.
I can't afford the time
BUT Je n'ai vraiment pas le temps.

(= provide) [+ opportunity] → fournir; [+ pleasure, satisfaction] → procurer; [+ protection] → offrir

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afford

vt

→ sich (dat) → leisten; I can’t afford to buy both of them → ich kann es mir nicht leisten, beide zu kaufen; he can’t afford to make a mistake → er kann es sich nicht leisten, einen Fehler zu machen; you can’t afford to miss the chance → Sie können es sich nicht leisten, die Gelegenheit zu verpassen; I can’t afford the time (to do it) → ich habe einfach nicht die Zeit(, das zu tun); an offer you can’t afford to miss → ein Angebot, das Sie sich (dat) → nicht entgehen lassen können; can you afford to go? — I can’t afford not to! → können Sie gehen? — ich kann gar nicht anders

(liter: = provide) (→ jdm etw) → gewähren, bieten; shade → spenden, bieten; pleasure → bereiten

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afford [əˈfɔːd] vt

a. to afford sth/to do sth → permettersi qc/di fare qc
can we afford a car? → possiamo permetterci un'automobile?
I can't afford the time → non ho proprio il tempo, non ho veramente tempo
I can't afford not to do it → non mi posso permettere di non farlo
an opportunity you cannot afford to miss → un'occasione che non puoi lasciarti sfuggire

b. (frm) (provide, opportunity) → offrire, fornire

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afford

v afford [əˈfoːd]

1 (usually withcan, ~could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something I can't afford (to buy) a new car. bekostig يَسْتَطِيع أن يَدْفَع، يَتَمَكَّن مِن شِرَاء имам средства dovolit si, dopřát si have råd til sich leisten διαθέτω, μπορώ να ξοδέψω permitirse, darse el gusto de endale lubama بضاعت داشتن olla varaa avoir les moyens (de) לְהַרשׁוֹת לְעַצמוֹ समर्थ होना priuštiti megengedheti magának mampu hafa efni á permettersi 余裕がある ...할 여유가 있다 leisti sau, išgalėti atļauties mampu zich (kunnen) veroorloven ha råd til pozwalać sobie na dar-se ao luxo a-şi permite быть в состоянии, иметь возможность dopriať si privoščiti si priuštiti sebi nešto ha råd med สามารถซื้อได้ gücü yetmek, bütçesi elvermek 負擔得起 мати змогу; дозволяти собі گنجائش ہونا đủ khả năng làm gì 负担得起

2 (usually withcan, ~could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her. bekostig يَقْدِر عَلَى، يَسْتَطِيع أن позволявам си dovolit si tillade sig sich leisten είμαι σε θέση, έχω τη δυνατότητα να κάνω κτ. permitirse endale lubama انجام کاری بدون عواقب ناخوشایند olla varaa pouvoir se permettre (de) לְהַרשׁוֹת לְעַצמוֹ धन जुटा पाना dopustiti teheti bisa, dapat geta leyft sér permettersi ～できる ...을 할 수 있다 leisti sau atļauties berkemampuan zich (kunnen) veroorloven tillate seg pozwalać sobie na permitir-se a‑şi permite позволить себе dovoliť si dovoliti si dopustiti sebi nešto kunna tillåta (kosta på) sig สามารถทำได้ elinden gelmek, göze almak 擔當得起 дозволяти собі مقدور ہونا có đủ khả năng làm gì 担当得起

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afford → قادر على تحمل مصاريف dovolit (si) have råd til leisten (sich) έχω τα μέσα permitirse, poder permitirse olla varaa johonkin avoir les moyens de pružati potersi permettere ･･･する余裕がある ...할 여유가 있다 veroorloven ha råd til pozwolić sobie (na coś) poder comprar (быть в состоянии) позволить себе что-л. ha råd med สามารถหาได้ gücü yetmek đủ tiềm lực 付得起