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 Translation for 'afford' from English to Polish
VERB   to afford | afforded | afforded
affording | affords
SYNO to afford | to give | to open | ...
pozwolić [dok.] sobie na [+acc.]to afford [+ noun]
pozwalać [niedok.] sobie na [+acc.]to afford [+ noun]
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Usage Examples English
  • During the depression of the 1930s, many people could not even afford the admission price of a movie ticket, but they could afford to purchase a radio where they could listen to free entertainment, interspersed with commercial announcements.
  • 5 million people cannot afford adequate housing conditions, 8 million cannot afford one or more essential good, 7.5 million people do not have enough money to attend social activities and 4 million do not receive proper nutrition.
  • We can't afford to continue to tolerate these abuses.
  • He began his training career with three horses, staying in California as he could only afford to rent single boxes and could not afford to rent a yard.
  • In the 1920s, mostly wealthy people or those with higher socioeconomic status could afford to drink coffee whereas ordinary people were rarely able to afford the drink, which was more expensive than traditional beverages.

  • The book describes a world where all great scientists, economists, thinkers, builders and so on can store a "backup" of their personality (if they can afford the expensive procedure).
  • However, it undergoes hydrolysis upon reflux in aqueous KOH to afford phenol, and undergoes aromatic nitration to afford the "meta"-nitration product, as expected for a strongly –"I", –"M" substituent.
  • Liberal Democrats leader, Sir Ed Davey, when asked about a referendum said that "we can’t afford the division of a second independence referendum. We can’t afford to undermine the recovery".
  • Laksevågs Bueskyttere's uniform was white shirts, black trousers with scarfs and Scot Hats (for the officers), although they rarely could afford such hats.
  • However, intermediate B can also undergo β-hydride elimination (4) to afford D, which can either reductively eliminate (3’) to afford de-halogenated product G, or undergo insertion (5) leading to the formation of E.

  • The use of cosmetics in ancient Egypt varied slightly between social classes, where more makeup was worn by higher class individuals as wealthier individuals could afford more cosmetics.
  • Only a few other states like India and Canada have implemented passenger rights that afford lump-sum compensations to travellers suffering significant flight disruptions as well.
  • This brings scrutiny to the fact that many affluent families can afford to consult with an educational psychologist to test their children, whereas families with a limited income cannot afford the test and must depend on district resources.
  • Homer Pecke, will be let off because the institute can't afford to keep him on staff and his research project running.
  • Reduction with hydride reagents afford silane.

  • The classic example given by Marshall is of inferior quality staple foods, whose demand is driven by poverty that makes their purchasers unable to afford superior foodstuffs.
  • The middle class could usually afford to dye their wool colours like blue and green.
  • Most people cannot afford mobile phones, and cannot afford to use the Internet cafes.
  • CCS management is very cognizant of this fact, and accordingly makes a concerted effort to keep participation affordable and to disintegrate financial resources from the chance for championship success.
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Contains translations by TU Chemnitz and Mr Honey's Business Dictionary (German-English only).
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