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позволил

let

Meaning of позволил

allowed someone to do something

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Russian[pəzˈvolʲɪl]
let
позволил - let
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позволил with English translation

позволил usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The teacher let us leave early.

Учитель позволил нам уйти пораньше.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She let her brother borrow the car.

Она позволила брату взять машину.

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позволил belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

позволилlet
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

позволил synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between позволил / разрешил / велел / дал / попустил / предоставил

🇷🇺Russian
позволил

The closest match: gave someone permission to do something.

A1Very Often

He let her leave early.

Он позволил ей выйти пораньше.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
разрешил

More explicit and slightly more formal: gave clear permission.

A1Very Often

The teacher let the children go outside.

Учитель разрешил детям выйти во двор.

В
🇷🇺Russian
велел

Not 'allowed' but the opposite: ordered someone to do something.

A1Often

The father told his son to come home.

Отец велел сыну вернуться домой.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
дал

Very general; in this meaning it can imply 'gave permission' only from context.

A1Often

Mom let me go for a walk.

Мама дала мне пойти гулять.

П
🇷🇺Russian
попустил

Rare and книжное/old-fashioned; means 'did not prevent', 'yielded', sometimes 'allowed to happen'.

A1Rarely

He let the mistake happen.

Он попустил ошибке случиться.

П
🇷🇺Russian
предоставил

Usually means 'made available' or 'supplied'; for simple 'let' it sounds more formal and not fully equivalent.

A1Often

The company let the employees take leave.

Компания предоставила сотрудникам отпуск.

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How to pronounce позволил and what this word means

позволил translation: let. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce позволил

[pəzˈvolʲɪl]

позволил translation

let

позволил examples

The teacher let us leave early.

позволил transcription

[pəzˈvolʲɪl]

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позволил meaning: what does it mean?

разрешил кому-то сделать что-то

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The teacher let us leave early. Translation: Учитель позволил нам уйти пораньше.

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