English-French translations for afford

  • avoir les moyens
  • donner
    Il est important pour nous de donner un signal et de ne faire que ce que nous pouvons également financer. It is important for us to make the point that everything we do must be affordable. Nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre de ne pas nous donner une législation nouvelle et moderne en matière de congé de maternité. We cannot afford not to ensure that we have new, modern maternity leave legislation. Monsieur le Président, je remercie M. le commissaire Fischler de nous donner cette occasion de débattre d'un sujet très important. Mr President, I thank Commissioner Fischler for affording us this opportunity to discuss a very important issue.
  • offrir
    L’objectif est d’offrir un capital-investissement abordable. The aim is to offer affordable risk capital. La plupart ne pourront s'offrir ce voyage. Most will not be able to afford to do so. Combien d'Européens peuvent s'offrir les services d'un avocat et se permettre de faire appel à la justice? How many European citizens can afford a lawyer and can afford to go to court?
  • permettre
    Mais les femmes ne peuvent pas se permettre d'attendre; le monde ne peut pas se permettre d'attendre. But women cannot afford to wait; the world cannot afford to wait. Nous ne pouvons plus nous le permettre. We cannot afford this any more. Nous ne pouvons nous permettre d'attendre davantage. We cannot afford further delays.
  • se permettreL' Europe ne peut se permettre d' occuper un rang secondaire. Europe cannot afford to be sidelined. Mais les femmes ne peuvent pas se permettre d'attendre; le monde ne peut pas se permettre d'attendre. But women cannot afford to wait; the world cannot afford to wait. Pour faire court, ils ne peuvent plus se permettre d’utiliser du gaz. They can, in short, no longer afford gas.

Definition of afford

  • To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious;—with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough
  • To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury
  • To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue
  • To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish

Examples

  • I think we can afford the extra hour it will take. We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment
  • A affords his goods cheaper than B
  • Grapes afford wine. Olives afford oil. The earth affords fruit. The sea affords an abundant supply of fish
  • A good life affords consolation in old age

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