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    Permettent (en. Allow)

    /pɛʁ.mɛt/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To grant, give the possibility of.
    These rules allow for improved safety.
    Ces règles permettent d'améliorer la sécurité.
    To make something possible.
    These tools allow for completing the project more quickly.
    Ces outils permettent de réaliser le projet plus rapidement.
    To constitute a favorable condition for something.
    The climatic conditions allow for the growth of plants.
    Les conditions climatiques permettent la croissance des plantes.

    Etymology

    From the verb permettre, from Latin 'permittere', meaning 'to let pass'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to allow someone to
    To give someone the possibility to do something.
    permettre à quelqu'un de
    to allow that
    To accept something or authorize it.
    permettre que
    what allows
    That which makes an action possible or facilitates it.
    ce qui permet

    Related Words

    allow
    To grant permission or a possibility.
    permettre
    permissible
    That which is authorized or acceptable.
    permissible
    permittivity
    The capacity of a material to allow the passage of electric fields.
    permittivité

    Slang Meanings

    To let something pass.
    In this situation, they allowed passage without issue.
    Dans cette situation, ils ont permis le passage sans problème.
    To be cool with something.
    It is permissible in this group to speak freely.
    Il est permis dans ce groupe de parler librement.