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allowances

/əˈlaʊənsɪz/ /əˈlaʊənsɪs/

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noun

Permission, autorisation

Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting

Examples :

"The school principal made allowances for students who were late due to the heavy rain. "

Le directeur de l'école a accordé des permissions aux élèves qui étaient en retard à cause des fortes pluies.

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Reconnaissance

Acknowledgment.

Examples :

"The company made allowances for her lack of experience and gave her extra training. "

L'entreprise a fait preuve de reconnaissance pour son manque d'expérience et lui a donné une formation supplémentaire.

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Allocations, indemnités, subventions

That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity.

Examples :

"her meagre allowance of food or drink"

Ses maigres allocations de nourriture ou de boisson

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Réductions, déductions

Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances

Examples :

"to make allowance for his naivety"

Tenir compte de sa naïveté.

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Déductions, rabais

A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.

Examples :

"Tare and tret are examples of allowance."

La tare et le tret sont des exemples de rabais.

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Décharge, allègement

A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.

Examples :

"On the Flat, an apprentice jockey starts with an allowance of 7 lb."

Sur le plat, un apprenti jockey commence avec une décharge de 7 livres.

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Argent de poche

A child's allowance; pocket money.

Examples :

"She gives her daughters each an allowance of thirty dollars a month."

Elle donne à ses filles un argent de poche de trente dollars par mois.

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Tolérance, marge d'erreur

(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.

Examples :

"The minting process isn't perfect, so legal allowances exist for slight variations in a coin's weight and metal content. "

Le processus de frappe n'est pas parfait, c'est pourquoi des marges d'erreur légales existent pour de légères variations du poids et de la teneur en métal d'une pièce.

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Approbation, agrément

Approval; approbation

Examples :

"The teacher's allowances for late submissions were generous this semester. "

Les approbations de l'enseignant pour les soumissions tardives ont été généreuses ce semestre.

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Permission, indulgence

License; indulgence

Examples :

""The teacher made allowances for students who were late due to the heavy rain." "

Le professeur a fait preuve d'indulgence envers les élèves qui étaient en retard à cause des fortes pluies.