What is 'permettersi' called in English?

'permettersi' in English is called "Afford". Afford refers to: Avere abbastanza denaro o mezzi per pagare qualcosa.

How do you pronounce 'Afford' and 'permettersi'?

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What is an example sentence for Afford in Italian?

English: "I can't afford a new car right now." | Italian: "Non posso permettermi una macchina nuova adesso."

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afford Meaning in Italian (afford significato in italiano)

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permettersi in English:afford

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Il significato di afford in italiano è permettersi. (Avere abbastanza denaro o mezzi per pagare qualcosa.)

Definitions of Afford

1
verb
permettersi
To have enough money or means to pay for something.
Avere abbastanza denaro o mezzi per pagare qualcosa.
2
verb
permettersi
To be able to do something without experiencing negative consequences or difficulty.
Essere in grado di fare qualcosa senza subire conseguenze negative o difficoltà.

Example Sentences

“I can't afford a new car right now.”

Non posso permettermi una macchina nuova adesso.

“We can't afford to make that mistake again.”

Non possiamo permetterci di fare di nuovo quell'errore.

“She can afford to be generous with her time.”

Lei può permettersi di essere generosa con il suo tempo.

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Synonyms (Sinonimi)

In English:

bear the costmanage to paybe able to buy

Antonyms (Contrari)

In English:

cannot affordlack the meansbe unable to pay

Inflected Word Forms

past tenseafforded

present participleaffording

nounaffordability

adjectiveaffordable

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

can't afford to loseexpression

It is too important to lose or fail.

can't afford to missexpression

It is too important or beneficial to miss.