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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieserlaubt
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊpt/
"Das Parken ist hier nicht erlaubt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Given permission to do something or having something permitted.
"Photographs are not allowed inside the museum galleries."
- 1
Past tense and past participle of allow; to permit or let happen.
"The strict manager allowed the team to leave early on Friday."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'alouen', coming from Old French 'allouer' (to praise, allocate, or approve), which traces back to the Latin 'allocare' (to place, allot) and 'adlaudare' (to praise). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from granting or approving to the modern sense of permitting or giving official sanction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Allowed" is said worldwide
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permis
Transliteration: /pɛʁ.mi/
"Il n'est pas permis de fumer ici."
erlaubt
Transliteration: /ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊpt/
"Das Parken ist hier nicht erlaubt."
permesso
Transliteration: /perˈmɛs.so/
"Non è permesso parlare ad alta voce."
permitido
Transliteration: /peɾ.miˈti.ðo/
"No está permitido entrar con perros."
permitido
Transliteration: /peɾ.miˈtidu/
"Não é permitido fumar neste local."
अनुमत
Transliteration: anumat
"यहाँ प्रवेश करना अनुमत नहीं है।"
允许
Transliteration: yǔnxǔ
"这里不允许吸烟。"
허용된
Transliteration: heoyongdoen
"이 구역에서는 흡연이 허용되지 않습니다."
許可された
Transliteration: kyokasareta
"ここでは写真撮影が許可されています。"
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