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afford
гл.
быть в состоянии (сделать что-л.); позволить себе (что-л.)
давать, доставлять; приносить
фин. уступать, продавать (по определённой цене)
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afford
предоставлять; давать
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As rich as he was, he couldn’t afford to buy one, so he looked for one to borrow.И хоть он сам был сказочно богат, все же купить такую картину ему было не по карману, и он стал искать, у кого бы на время призанять какой-нибудь шедевр.Vonnegut, Kurt / Breakfast of ChampionsВоннегут, Курт / Завтрак для чемпионовЗавтрак для чемпионовВоннегут, Курт© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978Breakfast of ChampionsVonnegut, Kurt© 1973 by Kurt Vonnegut
And you know one can't afford to disregard that; one's practice suffers if one does.А вы знаете, этим неглижировать нельзя: практика от этого страдает.Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1Записки охотника т.1Тургенев, И.С.© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Turgenev, I.S.© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Well, here he is amongst us; that means he is ours, and we can afford to despise everything else!Ну, вот он и есть у нас; это, значит, наш, а на все остальное мы наплевать!Тургенев, И.С. / ДымTurgenev, I.S. / SmokeSmokeTurgenev, I.S.© 1919, by BONI & LIVERIGHT, Inc.ДымТургенев, И.С.© Издательство "Правда", 1979
In fact, there are few more certain ways of guaranteeing that you will lose than by trading money you can't afford to lose.Лучший способ наверняка обеспечить себе проигрыш — это торговать на деньги, которые не можете позволить себе потерять.Schwager, Jack D. / The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top TradersШвагер, Джек Д. / Новые маги рынка: беседы с лучшими трейдерами АмерикиНовые маги рынка: беседы с лучшими трейдерами АмерикиШвагер, Джек Д.© Альпина Бизнес Букс, перевод, оформление, 2004© Jack D. Schwager, 1992The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top TradersSchwager, Jack D.© 1992 by Jack D. Schwager
Recent developments have demonstrated that the international community can no longer afford to remain trapped in traditional ways of thinking when it comes to dealing with weapons of mass destruction and their delivery vehicles.Недавние события продемонстрировали, что международное сообщество не может дольше придерживаться лишь традиционных взглядов на решение проблемы оружия массового уничтожения и систем его доставки.© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 годhttp://www.un.org/ 28.12.2010© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 28.12.2010
We can neither afford nor do we want to spend large amounts on armaments and military budgets.Мы не можем позволить себе и не хотим тратить большие средства на вооружения и военные бюджеты.© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 годhttp://www.un.org/ 27.09.2010© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 27.09.2010
To your care, kind kinsman, I intrust them, satisfied that they will want no hospitality which these sad walls can yet afford.”Вашему попечению, мой добрый родственник, поручаю я наших достойных гостей и уверена, что они не испытают недостатка в гостеприимстве, пока оно существует в этих печальных стенах.Scott, Walter / YvanhoeСкотт, Вальтер / АйвенгоАйвенгоСкотт, Вальтер© Издательство "Художественная литература ", 1962YvanhoeScott, Walter
Something must be trusted to the generous impulse, which often thrusts an artist upon feats of which he knows the difficulty, while he trusts courage and exertion may afford the means of surmounting it.Нужно в известной мере довериться благородному импульсу, часто толкающему художника на подвиги, несмотря на то, что ему известна их трудность, ибо он верит, что смелость и вдохновенные усилия предоставят ему возможность одержать победу.Scott, Walter / The AbbotСкотт, Вальтер / АббатАббатСкотт, Вальтер© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1963The AbbotScott, Walter© The University Court of the University of Edinburgh 2000
With an expression on his face as though it could not afford me anything but pleasure, he took me by the arm and led me to the dining-room.С таким выражением, как будто это не может доставить мне ничего, кроме удовольствия, он взял меня под руку и повел в столовую.Чехов, А.П. / ЖенаChekhov, A. / The wifeThe wifeChekhov, A.© 1st World Library - Literary Society, 2004ЖенаЧехов, А.П.© Издательство "Наука", 1974
She knew we couldn’t afford two rooms.Она знала, что мы не можем позволить себе два номера.Child, Lee / The EnemyЧайлд, Ли / ВрагВрагЧайлд, Ли© 2004 by Lee Child© Перевод. В. Гольдич, И. Оганесова, 2010© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010The EnemyChild, Lee© 2004 by Lee Child
I know an expensive cigar; and I know that not more than three men in New York can afford to smoke cigars and pay gas bills too at the present time.Я понимаю толк в дорогих сигарах и знаю еще, что лишь три человека в Нью-Йорке могут позволить себе курить хорошие сигары и в то же время оплачивать нынешние счета газового общества,O.Henry / The Adventures of Shamrock JolnesГенри, О. / Методы Шемрока ДжольнсаМетоды Шемрока ДжольнсаГенри, О.The Adventures of Shamrock JolnesO.Henry
We can also not afford to neglect the great danger posed by conventional weapons, small arms and landmines.Мы также не можем позволить себе игнорировать серьезную опасность, которую представляют собой наземные мины, обычное и стрелковое оружие.© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год© United Nations 2010
The little girl was still trembling; but the boy, kneeling on his little bare knees, lifted his hand rhythmically, crossing himself with precision and bowed down, touching the floor with his forehead, which seemed to afford him especial satisfaction.Девочка только дрожала; мальчик же, стоя на голых коленочках, размеренно подымал ручонку, крестился полным крестом и кланялся в землю, стукаясь лбом, что, по-видимому, доставляло ему особенное удовольствие.Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and PunishmentДостоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказаниеПреступление и наказаниеДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970Crime and PunishmentDostoevsky, Fyodor© 2009 Rhodes Media
The number may be low if the candidate is an unusual business that would not fit with or be understood by many potential acquirors or if the candidate is very large (and not many buyers can afford it).Это возможно, если на продажу выставляется необычный бизнес, незнакомый или неподходящий многим потенциальным покупателям, или если он очень велик по своим размерам (и приобрести его способны немногие).Porter, Michael E. / Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analysing Industries and CompetitorsПортер, Майкл Е. / Конкурентная стратегия: Методика анализа отраслей и конкурентовКонкурентная стратегия: Методика анализа отраслей и конкурентовПортер, Майкл Е.© The Free Press, 1998© Альпина Бизнес Букс, перевод, оформление, 2005.Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analysing Industries and CompetitorsPorter, Michael E.© The Free Press, 1998
Mr Dombey's cup of satisfaction was so full at this moment, however, that he felt he could afford a drop or two of its contents, even to sprinkle on the dust in the by-path of his little daughter.Но в этот момент чаша радости мистера Домби была так полна, что он почувствовал желание уделить одну-две капли ее содержимого даже для того, чтобы окропить пыль на заброшенной тропе своей маленькой дочери.Dickens, Charles / Dombey and SonДиккенс, Чарльз / Торговый дом "Домби и сын"Торговый дом "Домби и сын"Диккенс, Чарльз© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1959Dombey and SonDickens, Charles© 2009 by Classic Books International
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ə'fɔːdVerbбыть в состоянии; позволить себеExamples
I can't afford it. — Это мне не по карману.
I cannot afford the time. — Мне некогда.
She could not afford to pay. — Она была не в состоянии расплатиться
He wondered how a country maid could afford such courtly behaviour. — Его удивляло то, что простая деревенская девушка могла демонстрировать такие изящные манеры.
User translations
Verb
- 1.
иметь возможность
translation added by Alinka Vlasova
The part of speech is not specified
- 1.
позволить себе
translation added by Евгений ЖабаровскийBronze en-ru - 2.
позволять
translation added by Аида Ляува
Collocations
afford a basis
основанием
afford a basis
служить опорой
afford an opportunity
давать/предоставлять возможность
afford an opportunity
предоставить возможность
afford cover
предоставлять убежище
afford ground for
давать основания для
afford ground for
предоставлять возможность
afford proof
представить доказательства
afford proofs
представить доказательства
we can ill afford the expense
мы с трудом можем позволить себе такой расход
we can well afford
мы вполне можем позволить себе
to afford asylum
предоставлять убежище
can ill afford
не может позволить себе
balanced afford
гармоничные усилия
afford logistical support
обеспечивать в материально-техническом обеспечении
Word forms
afford
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | afforded |
Imperative | afford |
Present Participle (Participle I) | affording |
Past Participle (Participle II) | afforded |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I afford | we afford |
you afford | you afford |
he/she/it affords | they afford |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am affording | we are affording |
you are affording | you are affording |
he/she/it is affording | they are affording |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have afforded | we have afforded |
you have afforded | you have afforded |
he/she/it has afforded | they have afforded |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been affording | we have been affording |
you have been affording | you have been affording |
he/she/it has been affording | they have been affording |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I afforded | we afforded |
you afforded | you afforded |
he/she/it afforded | they afforded |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was affording | we were affording |
you were affording | you were affording |
he/she/it was affording | they were affording |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had afforded | we had afforded |
you had afforded | you had afforded |
he/she/it had afforded | they had afforded |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been affording | we had been affording |
you had been affording | you had been affording |
he/she/it had been affording | they had been affording |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will afford | we shall/will afford |
you will afford | you will afford |
he/she/it will afford | they will afford |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be affording | we shall/will be affording |
you will be affording | you will be affording |
he/she/it will be affording | they will be affording |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have afforded | we shall/will have afforded |
you will have afforded | you will have afforded |
he/she/it will have afforded | they will have afforded |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been affording | we shall/will have been affording |
you will have been affording | you will have been affording |
he/she/it will have been affording | they will have been affording |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would afford | we should/would afford |
you would afford | you would afford |
he/she/it would afford | they would afford |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be affording | we should/would be affording |
you would be affording | you would be affording |
he/she/it would be affording | they would be affording |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have afforded | we should/would have afforded |
you would have afforded | you would have afforded |
he/she/it would have afforded | they would have afforded |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been affording | we should/would have been affording |
you would have been affording | you would have been affording |
he/she/it would have been affording | they would have been affording |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am afforded | we are afforded |
you are afforded | you are afforded |
he/she/it is afforded | they are afforded |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being afforded | we are being afforded |
you are being afforded | you are being afforded |
he/she/it is being afforded | they are being afforded |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been afforded | we have been afforded |
you have been afforded | you have been afforded |
he/she/it has been afforded | they have been afforded |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was afforded | we were afforded |
you were afforded | you were afforded |
he/she/it was afforded | they were afforded |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being afforded | we were being afforded |
you were being afforded | you were being afforded |
he/she/it was being afforded | they were being afforded |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been afforded | we had been afforded |
you had been afforded | you had been afforded |
he/she/it had been afforded | they had been afforded |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be afforded | we shall/will be afforded |
you will be afforded | you will be afforded |
he/she/it will be afforded | they will be afforded |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been afforded | we shall/will have been afforded |
you will have been afforded | you will have been afforded |
he/she/it will have been afforded | they will have been afforded |